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240P/NEAT

Basic Information of 240P/NEAT

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.121635
Eccentricity 0.450482
Inclination (deg) 23.536700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 74.911400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 352.078200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 30 days
Period (years) 7.586354

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-12-19T22:49:00.480
Period (years) 7.586354

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

240P/NEAT · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 03:49:59.27 +05:52:16.8 1.156 51.68 308.8 HIP 18058 24.24
2025-11-22 03:48:54.47 +06:05:14.0 1.155 52.04 309.2 HIP 17817 13.00
2025-11-23 03:47:49.58 +06:18:23.4 1.155 52.34 309.6 HIP 17817 13.93
2025-11-24 03:46:44.68 +06:31:44.6 1.154 52.58 310.1 HIP 17581 15.34
2025-11-25 03:45:39.89 +06:45:17.2 1.155 52.76 310.6 HIP 17595 7.88
2025-11-26 03:44:35.30 +06:59:00.8 1.155 52.89 311.1 HIP 17520 21.90
2025-11-27 03:43:31.01 +07:12:54.9 1.156 52.97 311.6 HIP 17332 19.52
2025-11-28 03:42:27.13 +07:26:59.2 1.157 52.99 312.2 HIP 17312 6.35
2025-11-29 03:41:23.75 +07:41:13.0 1.158 52.96 312.8 HIP 17312 16.25
2025-11-30 03:40:20.97 +07:55:36.0 1.159 52.87 313.4 HIP 17141 9.39
2025-12-01 03:39:18.87 +08:10:07.6 1.161 52.74 314.0 HIP 17141 14.90
2025-12-02 03:38:17.56 +08:24:47.4 1.163 52.56 314.7 HIP 17141 35.27
2025-12-03 03:37:17.12 +08:39:34.8 1.165 52.34 315.4 HIP 16786 19.91
2025-12-04 03:36:17.62 +08:54:29.4 1.168 52.08 316.2 HIP 16796 1.96
2025-12-05 03:35:19.15 +09:09:30.5 1.171 51.78 316.9 HIP 16796 20.85
2025-12-06 03:34:21.80 +09:24:37.8 1.174 51.44 317.7 HIP 16604 18.86
2025-12-07 03:33:25.63 +09:39:50.7 1.177 51.44 317.7 HIP 16604 4.71