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26P/Grigg-Skjellerup

Basic Information of 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.082976
Eccentricity 0.640705
Inclination (deg) 22.441600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 211.528200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 2.115100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.233009

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-03-19T16:21:44.539
Period (years) 5.233009

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 00:32:09.57 +09:29:58.0 3.952 15.94 222.2 HIP 2441 19.94
2025-11-22 00:31:52.22 +09:25:14.5 3.966 15.40 221.3 HIP 2441 13.77
2025-11-23 00:31:35.76 +09:20:36.6 3.980 14.86 220.3 HIP 2441 8.18
2025-11-24 00:31:20.19 +09:16:04.6 3.995 14.32 219.2 HIP 2441 4.60
2025-11-25 00:31:05.51 +09:11:38.5 4.010 13.78 218.1 HIP 2441 6.70
2025-11-26 00:30:51.73 +09:07:18.4 4.025 13.24 216.9 HIP 2441 11.43
2025-11-27 00:30:38.84 +09:03:04.2 4.040 12.71 215.6 HIP 2491 15.88
2025-11-28 00:30:26.85 +08:58:56.2 4.056 12.19 214.2 HIP 2340 13.29
2025-11-29 00:30:15.75 +08:54:54.2 4.071 11.67 212.7 HIP 2340 8.43
2025-11-30 00:30:05.55 +08:50:58.5 4.087 11.16 211.0 HIP 2340 3.83
2025-12-01 00:29:56.24 +08:47:08.9 4.103 10.66 209.2 HIP 2340 1.33
2025-12-02 00:29:47.82 +08:43:25.5 4.119 10.17 207.2 HIP 2340 5.19
2025-12-03 00:29:40.29 +08:39:48.3 4.135 9.70 205.1 HIP 2340 9.23
2025-12-04 00:29:33.64 +08:36:17.4 4.152 9.24 202.7 HIP 2340 13.11
2025-12-05 00:29:27.87 +08:32:52.7 4.168 8.80 200.1 HIP 2264 13.39
2025-12-06 00:29:22.97 +08:29:34.3 4.185 8.38 197.3 HIP 2264 10.23
2025-12-07 00:29:18.95 +08:26:22.2 4.201 8.38 197.3 HIP 2264 7.64