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257P/Catalina

Basic Information of 257P/Catalina

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.153058
Eccentricity 0.428688
Inclination (deg) 20.213700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 207.731900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 117.699000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.315998

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-01-01T15:39:10.080
Period (years) 7.315998

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 12:34:36.39 -11:51:59.6 5.312 29.61 111.6 HIP 61449 16.70
2025-11-22 12:35:21.40 -11:56:21.5 5.298 29.41 111.7 HIP 61449 5.69
2025-11-23 12:36:06.11 -12:00:42.0 5.283 29.21 111.7 HIP 61486 4.75
2025-11-24 12:36:50.51 -12:05:00.9 5.269 29.00 111.7 HIP 61486 14.14
2025-11-25 12:37:34.60 -12:09:18.2 5.254 28.78 111.7 HIP 61649 17.31
2025-11-26 12:38:18.37 -12:13:33.9 5.239 28.56 111.8 HIP 61649 9.57
2025-11-27 12:39:01.82 -12:17:47.9 5.224 28.34 111.8 HIP 61649 12.13
2025-11-28 12:39:44.92 -12:22:00.1 5.209 28.11 111.8 HIP 61649 21.44
2025-11-29 12:40:27.69 -12:26:10.6 5.194 27.88 111.8 HIP 61801 27.84
2025-11-30 12:41:10.11 -12:30:19.2 5.179 27.64 111.8 HIP 61801 28.84
2025-12-01 12:41:52.17 -12:34:25.9 5.163 27.40 111.9 HIP 61910 27.84
2025-12-02 12:42:33.87 -12:38:30.6 5.148 27.16 111.9 HIP 61910 29.30
2025-12-03 12:43:15.20 -12:42:33.4 5.132 26.91 111.9 HIP 62125 27.79
2025-12-04 12:43:56.15 -12:46:34.1 5.116 26.65 111.9 HIP 62125 21.95
2025-12-05 12:44:36.72 -12:50:32.8 5.100 26.39 111.9 HIP 62125 20.53
2025-12-06 12:45:16.91 -12:54:29.3 5.084 26.13 112.0 HIP 62125 24.20
2025-12-07 12:45:56.69 -12:58:23.6 5.068 26.13 112.0 HIP 62125 31.11