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247P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 247P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.483712
Eccentricity 0.625606
Inclination (deg) 13.659000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 54.000200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.508900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.889166

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-10-25T23:07:52.320
Period (years) 7.889166

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 22:15:13.72 -25:07:44.6 3.300 20.31 36.7 HIP 109884 8.39
2025-11-22 22:15:35.15 -25:01:13.8 3.308 20.85 37.8 HIP 109884 4.08
2025-11-23 22:15:57.69 -24:54:38.2 3.317 21.40 38.8 HIP 109884 10.01
2025-11-24 22:16:21.34 -24:47:58.0 3.326 21.95 39.8 HIP 109912 16.11
2025-11-25 22:16:46.08 -24:41:13.3 3.335 22.49 40.7 HIP 109912 16.41
2025-11-26 22:17:11.91 -24:34:24.0 3.343 23.04 41.6 HIP 109912 21.08
2025-11-27 22:17:38.80 -24:27:30.4 3.352 23.59 42.4 HIP 109912 28.21
2025-11-28 22:18:06.74 -24:20:32.5 3.361 24.13 43.2 HIP 109912 36.55
2025-11-29 22:18:35.73 -24:13:30.2 3.369 24.67 44.0 HIP 110210 27.96
2025-11-30 22:19:05.75 -24:06:23.8 3.378 25.21 44.7 HIP 110210 18.91
2025-12-01 22:19:36.78 -23:59:13.3 3.386 25.75 45.3 HIP 110210 11.30
2025-12-02 22:20:08.82 -23:51:58.7 3.395 26.28 46.0 HIP 110210 10.25
2025-12-03 22:20:41.84 -23:44:40.1 3.403 26.81 46.6 HIP 110210 17.42
2025-12-04 22:21:15.84 -23:37:17.5 3.411 27.34 47.1 HIP 110210 27.12
2025-12-05 22:21:50.81 -23:29:51.1 3.420 27.86 47.7 HIP 110210 37.62
2025-12-06 22:22:26.72 -23:22:20.8 3.428 28.38 48.2 HIP 110616 29.19
2025-12-07 22:23:03.58 -23:14:46.6 3.436 28.38 48.2 HIP 110616 21.97