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256P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 256P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.696281
Eccentricity 0.418171
Inclination (deg) 27.622700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 81.317200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 124.045100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.975960

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-03-12T00:09:47.520
Period (years) 9.975960

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 23:00:16.05 -37:00:30.0 5.425 14.75 13.7 HIP 113491 21.77
2025-11-22 23:00:23.02 -36:54:46.1 5.442 14.97 15.0 HIP 113491 27.14
2025-11-23 23:00:30.79 -36:48:59.2 5.459 15.19 16.4 HIP 113491 32.82
2025-11-24 23:00:39.34 -36:43:09.4 5.475 15.42 17.7 HIP 113784 29.18
2025-11-25 23:00:48.67 -36:37:16.8 5.492 15.65 18.9 HIP 113784 24.35
2025-11-26 23:00:58.78 -36:31:21.5 5.509 15.88 20.1 HIP 113784 20.11
2025-11-27 23:01:09.64 -36:25:23.5 5.525 16.12 21.3 HIP 113784 16.98
2025-11-28 23:01:21.26 -36:19:23.1 5.542 16.35 22.4 HIP 113784 15.78
2025-11-29 23:01:33.63 -36:13:20.3 5.559 16.59 23.5 HIP 113784 17.03
2025-11-30 23:01:46.74 -36:07:15.2 5.576 16.83 24.6 HIP 113784 20.37
2025-12-01 23:02:00.58 -36:01:07.8 5.592 17.06 25.6 HIP 113784 25.05
2025-12-02 23:02:15.14 -35:54:58.4 5.609 17.30 26.6 HIP 113784 30.51
2025-12-03 23:02:30.41 -35:48:46.9 5.626 17.54 27.5 HIP 113634 29.18
2025-12-04 23:02:46.39 -35:42:33.5 5.642 17.78 28.4 HIP 113634 27.92
2025-12-05 23:03:03.06 -35:36:18.2 5.659 18.02 29.3 HIP 113634 28.53
2025-12-06 23:03:20.41 -35:30:01.2 5.675 18.26 30.2 HIP 114013 25.95
2025-12-07 23:03:38.45 -35:23:42.4 5.692 18.26 30.2 HIP 113961 20.41