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266P/Christensen

Basic Information of 266P/Christensen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.326128
Eccentricity 0.340667
Inclination (deg) 3.428400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 4.982700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 97.807200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.626637

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-12-07T20:47:02.400
Period (years) 6.626637

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 23:24:15.68 -03:41:52.8 2.724 6.25 51.4 HIP 115525 4.08
2025-11-22 23:24:23.52 -03:40:19.2 2.735 7.04 53.3 HIP 115525 4.92
2025-11-23 23:24:32.57 -03:38:38.2 2.745 7.84 54.8 HIP 115525 6.97
2025-11-24 23:24:42.84 -03:36:49.7 2.756 8.63 56.0 HIP 115525 9.74
2025-11-25 23:24:54.31 -03:34:53.9 2.767 9.42 57.0 HIP 115525 13.00
2025-11-26 23:25:06.98 -03:32:50.7 2.777 10.21 57.8 HIP 115525 16.67
2025-11-27 23:25:20.83 -03:30:40.3 2.788 10.99 58.6 HIP 115525 20.69
2025-11-28 23:25:35.87 -03:28:22.6 2.799 11.77 59.2 HIP 115525 25.05
2025-11-29 23:25:52.07 -03:25:57.8 2.810 12.55 59.7 HIP 115525 29.74
2025-11-30 23:26:09.43 -03:23:25.8 2.821 13.31 60.2 HIP 115525 34.75
2025-12-01 23:26:27.94 -03:20:46.9 2.832 14.08 60.6 HIP 115525 40.06
2025-12-02 23:26:47.59 -03:18:00.9 2.843 14.83 60.9 HIP 115767 40.38
2025-12-03 23:27:08.36 -03:15:08.0 2.854 15.58 61.3 HIP 115767 36.96
2025-12-04 23:27:30.25 -03:12:08.2 2.865 16.32 61.6 HIP 115767 34.16
2025-12-05 23:27:53.24 -03:09:01.7 2.876 17.05 61.8 HIP 115862 30.99
2025-12-06 23:28:17.33 -03:05:48.4 2.888 17.78 62.1 HIP 115862 26.70
2025-12-07 23:28:42.49 -03:02:28.5 2.899 17.78 62.1 HIP 115862 23.58