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280P/Larsen

Basic Information of 280P/Larsen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.637405
Eccentricity 0.416933
Inclination (deg) 11.775500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 131.378700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 104.600600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.620276

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-08-04T08:49:03.360
Period (years) 9.620276

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 00:02:22.31 -11:29:06.7 4.597 4.06 312.2 HIP 177 28.81
2025-11-22 00:02:17.40 -11:28:01.4 4.614 3.89 319.2 HIP 80 28.90
2025-11-23 00:02:13.25 -11:26:50.6 4.631 3.79 326.8 HIP 80 29.13
2025-11-24 00:02:09.86 -11:25:34.5 4.648 3.76 334.5 HIP 80 29.62
2025-11-25 00:02:07.22 -11:24:13.0 4.666 3.79 342.3 HIP 80 30.36
2025-11-26 00:02:05.34 -11:22:46.4 4.683 3.89 349.8 HIP 82 31.14
2025-11-27 00:02:04.21 -11:21:14.5 4.701 4.05 356.7 HIP 82 29.69
2025-11-28 00:02:03.83 -11:19:37.6 4.718 4.26 3.1 HIP 82 28.28
2025-11-29 00:02:04.21 -11:17:55.6 4.736 4.51 8.7 HIP 82 26.94
2025-11-30 00:02:05.32 -11:16:08.6 4.754 4.80 13.7 HIP 82 25.70
2025-12-01 00:02:07.18 -11:14:16.8 4.772 5.11 18.1 HIP 82 24.58
2025-12-02 00:02:09.78 -11:12:20.2 4.790 5.45 22.0 HIP 82 23.65
2025-12-03 00:02:13.11 -11:10:18.8 4.808 5.81 25.4 HIP 82 22.95
2025-12-04 00:02:17.17 -11:08:12.8 4.826 6.18 28.3 HIP 82 22.55
2025-12-05 00:02:21.95 -11:06:02.2 4.845 6.56 30.9 HIP 82 22.51
2025-12-06 00:02:27.45 -11:03:47.1 4.863 6.95 33.3 HIP 82 22.89
2025-12-07 00:02:33.67 -11:01:27.5 4.881 6.95 33.3 HIP 82 23.71