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242P/Spahr

Basic Information of 242P/Spahr

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.971929
Eccentricity 0.282827
Inclination (deg) 32.428300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 180.188100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 245.053600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.033658

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-12-23T13:04:48.000
Period (years) 13.033658

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

242P/Spahr · 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 08:07:58.95 -14:27:56.0 3.850 13.41 178.7 HIP 39588 39.15
2025-11-22 08:07:59.46 -14:33:17.7 3.840 13.18 181.1 HIP 39838 36.89
2025-11-23 08:07:59.03 -14:38:34.0 3.830 12.98 183.7 HIP 39838 31.71
2025-11-24 08:07:57.66 -14:43:44.8 3.820 12.79 186.3 HIP 39838 26.71
2025-11-25 08:07:55.34 -14:48:50.0 3.810 12.62 188.9 HIP 39838 21.96
2025-11-26 08:07:52.09 -14:53:49.2 3.800 12.47 191.7 HIP 39838 17.60
2025-11-27 08:07:47.91 -14:58:42.4 3.790 12.35 194.5 HIP 39838 13.94
2025-11-28 08:07:42.79 -15:03:29.3 3.780 12.24 197.3 HIP 39838 11.58
2025-11-29 08:07:36.76 -15:08:09.9 3.771 12.16 200.2 HIP 39838 11.32
2025-11-30 08:07:29.80 -15:12:43.8 3.761 12.10 203.1 HIP 39838 13.23
2025-12-01 08:07:21.93 -15:17:10.9 3.752 12.06 206.0 HIP 39838 16.55
2025-12-02 08:07:13.15 -15:21:31.1 3.743 12.05 208.9 HIP 39838 20.60
2025-12-03 08:07:03.47 -15:25:44.2 3.734 12.06 211.9 HIP 39838 25.02
2025-12-04 08:06:52.89 -15:29:50.0 3.725 12.10 214.8 HIP 39838 29.63
2025-12-05 08:06:41.43 -15:33:48.4 3.716 12.15 217.7 HIP 39560 32.05
2025-12-06 08:06:29.08 -15:37:39.1 3.707 12.23 220.6 HIP 39560 27.29
2025-12-07 08:06:15.86 -15:41:22.1 3.699 12.23 220.6 HIP 39560 22.48