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268P/Bernardi

Basic Information of 268P/Bernardi

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.412945
Eccentricity 0.474541
Inclination (deg) 15.661300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 125.630100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 0.037100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.840403

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-12-18T12:46:39.360
Period (years) 9.840403

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 14:31:00.13 -01:51:47.2 4.260 50.56 104.7 HIP 70929 12.68
2025-11-22 14:32:18.42 -01:56:54.6 4.259 50.36 104.5 HIP 71073 10.30
2025-11-23 14:33:36.48 -02:01:57.5 4.257 50.17 104.4 HIP 71276 15.65
2025-11-24 14:34:54.30 -02:06:55.8 4.255 49.97 104.2 HIP 71276 9.52
2025-11-25 14:36:11.87 -02:11:49.6 4.253 49.77 104.0 HIP 71276 27.15
2025-11-26 14:37:29.19 -02:16:38.8 4.251 49.56 103.8 HIP 71533 37.00
2025-11-27 14:38:46.25 -02:21:23.3 4.249 49.35 103.7 HIP 71785 34.25
2025-11-28 14:40:03.05 -02:26:03.2 4.247 49.14 103.5 HIP 71785 14.85
2025-11-29 14:41:19.58 -02:30:38.5 4.244 48.93 103.3 HIP 71785 6.77
2025-11-30 14:42:35.83 -02:35:09.0 4.241 48.71 103.2 HIP 72015 18.29
2025-12-01 14:43:51.80 -02:39:34.9 4.239 48.49 103.0 HIP 72015 9.35
2025-12-02 14:45:07.50 -02:43:56.0 4.236 48.27 102.8 HIP 72091 20.19
2025-12-03 14:46:22.90 -02:48:12.4 4.233 48.04 102.6 HIP 72265 9.30
2025-12-04 14:47:38.01 -02:52:24.1 4.229 47.82 102.4 HIP 72265 14.42
2025-12-05 14:48:52.82 -02:56:31.0 4.226 47.59 102.2 HIP 72614 31.62
2025-12-06 14:50:07.33 -03:00:33.1 4.222 47.36 102.1 HIP 72614 13.45
2025-12-07 14:51:21.54 -03:04:30.4 4.219 47.36 102.1 HIP 72614 9.26