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261P/Larson

Basic Information of 261P/Larson

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.014198
Eccentricity 0.422681
Inclination (deg) 6.073400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 291.050400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 67.366800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.516726

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-12-27T09:55:43.680
Period (years) 6.516726

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 21:03:38.26 -11:43:03.5 2.019 69.63 73.1 HIP 103801 24.12
2025-11-22 21:05:27.07 -11:34:56.6 2.029 70.11 73.0 HIP 104186 27.23
2025-11-23 21:07:16.53 -11:26:43.4 2.038 70.59 72.9 HIP 104186 32.61
2025-11-24 21:09:06.60 -11:18:23.8 2.047 71.05 72.8 HIP 104459 8.11
2025-11-25 21:10:57.29 -11:09:57.8 2.056 71.51 72.7 HIP 104459 23.52
2025-11-26 21:12:48.56 -11:01:25.4 2.065 71.95 72.6 HIP 104808 20.26
2025-11-27 21:14:40.40 -10:52:46.7 2.074 72.39 72.5 HIP 104839 17.45
2025-11-28 21:16:32.79 -10:44:01.7 2.083 72.81 72.3 HIP 105139 21.03
2025-11-29 21:18:25.73 -10:35:10.5 2.092 73.23 72.2 HIP 105139 15.54
2025-11-30 21:20:19.19 -10:26:13.0 2.101 73.64 72.1 HIP 105329 3.92
2025-12-01 21:22:13.16 -10:17:09.3 2.110 74.04 72.0 HIP 105504 13.71
2025-12-02 21:24:07.62 -10:07:59.4 2.119 74.43 71.9 HIP 105761 28.16
2025-12-03 21:26:02.56 -09:58:43.5 2.128 74.81 71.8 HIP 105907 13.85
2025-12-04 21:27:57.97 -09:49:21.5 2.137 75.19 71.7 HIP 105907 17.85
2025-12-05 21:29:53.82 -09:39:53.5 2.146 75.56 71.6 HIP 106255 22.05
2025-12-06 21:31:50.12 -09:30:19.5 2.155 75.92 71.5 HIP 106280 14.85
2025-12-07 21:33:46.85 -09:20:39.6 2.164 75.92 71.5 HIP 106453 12.73