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259P/Garradd

Basic Information of 259P/Garradd

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.805007
Eccentricity 0.338747
Inclination (deg) 15.896600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 51.435800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 257.394500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4.509899

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000
Period (years) 4.509899

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 14:35:19.57 -11:13:05.2 3.437 68.03 113.5 HIP 71375 12.97
2025-11-22 14:37:01.42 -11:23:54.6 3.429 68.12 113.4 HIP 71451 15.36
2025-11-23 14:38:43.53 -11:34:42.2 3.420 68.20 113.3 HIP 71646 8.02
2025-11-24 14:40:25.92 -11:45:27.8 3.412 68.28 113.2 HIP 71646 19.71
2025-11-25 14:42:08.58 -11:56:11.5 3.404 68.36 113.1 HIP 71873 17.97
2025-11-26 14:43:51.50 -12:06:53.3 3.395 68.44 113.0 HIP 72023 14.47
2025-11-27 14:45:34.70 -12:17:33.0 3.386 68.52 112.9 HIP 72174 4.37
2025-11-28 14:47:18.16 -12:28:10.7 3.377 68.60 112.8 HIP 72174 23.92
2025-11-29 14:49:01.89 -12:38:46.4 3.368 68.67 112.7 HIP 72373 20.04
2025-11-30 14:50:45.88 -12:49:20.0 3.359 68.75 112.6 HIP 72811 33.22
2025-12-01 14:52:30.14 -12:59:51.4 3.350 68.82 112.4 HIP 72811 22.06
2025-12-02 14:54:14.67 -13:10:20.8 3.341 68.90 112.3 HIP 73055 22.63
2025-12-03 14:55:59.46 -13:20:48.0 3.332 68.97 112.2 HIP 73055 8.94
2025-12-04 14:57:44.52 -13:31:13.0 3.322 69.05 112.1 HIP 73196 11.35
2025-12-05 14:59:29.85 -13:41:35.8 3.313 69.12 112.0 HIP 73196 28.17
2025-12-06 15:01:15.45 -13:51:56.4 3.303 69.19 111.9 HIP 73516 32.30
2025-12-07 15:03:01.33 -14:02:14.8 3.293 69.19 111.9 HIP 73880 45.66