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251P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 251P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.741027
Eccentricity 0.504165
Inclination (deg) 23.389900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 219.336700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 31.176700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.579645

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-02-13T01:33:53.280
Period (years) 6.579645

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 01:44:22.85 +13:10:08.9 3.544 22.54 231.4 HIP 8041 21.07
2025-11-22 01:43:53.91 +13:04:31.3 3.556 22.05 231.0 HIP 8041 12.06
2025-11-23 01:43:25.76 +12:58:58.4 3.567 21.55 230.6 HIP 8041 3.26
2025-11-24 01:42:58.42 +12:53:30.2 3.579 21.03 230.2 HIP 8041 5.41
2025-11-25 01:42:31.90 +12:48:07.0 3.591 20.51 229.8 HIP 8041 13.81
2025-11-26 01:42:06.22 +12:42:48.9 3.604 19.99 229.3 HIP 8026 16.31
2025-11-27 01:41:41.38 +12:37:36.0 3.616 19.45 228.8 HIP 8026 20.14
2025-11-28 01:41:17.39 +12:32:28.4 3.629 18.91 228.3 HIP 8026 25.73
2025-11-29 01:40:54.28 +12:27:26.2 3.642 18.36 227.7 HIP 7706 25.09
2025-11-30 01:40:32.03 +12:22:29.6 3.656 17.81 227.1 HIP 7706 20.03
2025-12-01 01:40:10.67 +12:17:38.6 3.669 17.25 226.5 HIP 7706 16.89
2025-12-02 01:39:50.20 +12:12:53.3 3.683 16.70 225.8 HIP 7706 16.50
2025-12-03 01:39:30.61 +12:08:13.7 3.697 16.14 225.0 HIP 7706 18.78
2025-12-04 01:39:11.93 +12:03:40.0 3.712 15.58 224.3 HIP 7797 19.89
2025-12-05 01:38:54.14 +11:59:12.3 3.726 15.02 223.4 HIP 7585 18.76
2025-12-06 01:38:37.26 +11:54:50.5 3.741 14.46 222.5 HIP 7575 15.98
2025-12-07 01:38:21.29 +11:50:34.7 3.756 14.46 222.5 HIP 7575 14.25