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246P/NEAT

Basic Information of 246P/NEAT

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.402452
Eccentricity 0.213068
Inclination (deg) 17.292200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 74.060600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 185.072500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.990466

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-10-28T22:54:11.520
Period (years) 8.990466

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 06:48:59.89 +29:51:04.0 4.424 14.37 300.2 HIP 32566 22.72
2025-11-22 06:48:36.96 +29:53:57.6 4.413 14.77 299.4 HIP 32566 17.20
2025-11-23 06:48:13.19 +29:56:51.2 4.403 15.17 298.5 HIP 32566 11.81
2025-11-24 06:47:48.56 +29:59:44.9 4.392 15.56 297.7 HIP 32566 7.25
2025-11-25 06:47:23.11 +30:02:38.5 4.382 15.94 297.0 HIP 32566 6.39
2025-11-26 06:46:56.84 +30:05:31.9 4.372 16.32 296.3 HIP 32566 10.49
2025-11-27 06:46:29.77 +30:08:25.0 4.362 16.69 295.6 HIP 32512 11.46
2025-11-28 06:46:01.90 +30:11:17.7 4.353 17.05 294.9 HIP 32512 15.03
2025-11-29 06:45:33.26 +30:14:10.0 4.344 17.41 294.3 HIP 32298 19.61
2025-11-30 06:45:03.87 +30:17:01.8 4.335 17.76 293.7 HIP 32298 13.66
2025-12-01 06:44:33.73 +30:19:52.8 4.326 18.09 293.1 HIP 32298 9.26
2025-12-02 06:44:02.87 +30:22:43.1 4.317 18.42 292.6 HIP 32298 9.37
2025-12-03 06:43:31.30 +30:25:32.6 4.309 18.75 292.0 HIP 32298 14.10
2025-12-04 06:42:59.04 +30:28:21.1 4.301 19.06 291.5 HIP 32050 19.96
2025-12-05 06:42:26.11 +30:31:08.6 4.294 19.36 291.0 HIP 32050 12.93
2025-12-06 06:41:52.52 +30:33:54.9 4.286 19.65 290.5 HIP 32050 7.21
2025-12-07 06:41:18.30 +30:36:39.9 4.279 19.65 290.5 HIP 32050 7.65