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281P/MOSS

Basic Information of 281P/MOSS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.037947
Eccentricity 0.173935
Inclination (deg) 4.717600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 87.167000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 27.103400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.807359

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-02-04T21:43:29.280
Period (years) 10.807359

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 15:07:29.71 -14:53:04.6 6.052 34.68 106.5 HIP 74005 12.38
2025-11-22 15:08:24.77 -14:57:00.9 6.050 34.62 106.4 HIP 74005 21.69
2025-11-23 15:09:19.77 -15:00:55.5 6.048 34.55 106.3 HIP 74050 32.09
2025-11-24 15:10:14.71 -15:04:48.5 6.046 34.49 106.3 HIP 74361 24.34
2025-11-25 15:11:09.60 -15:08:39.8 6.043 34.42 106.2 HIP 74361 10.70
2025-11-26 15:12:04.40 -15:12:29.4 6.041 34.34 106.1 HIP 74361 4.13
2025-11-27 15:12:59.14 -15:16:17.3 6.038 34.27 106.0 HIP 74361 17.26
2025-11-28 15:13:53.79 -15:20:03.4 6.035 34.19 105.9 HIP 74646 20.87
2025-11-29 15:14:48.35 -15:23:47.8 6.031 34.10 105.8 HIP 74646 15.33
2025-11-30 15:15:42.82 -15:27:30.3 6.028 34.01 105.7 HIP 74646 20.18
2025-12-01 15:16:37.18 -15:31:11.1 6.024 33.92 105.6 HIP 74786 6.82
2025-12-02 15:17:31.45 -15:34:50.1 6.020 33.83 105.5 HIP 74786 7.20
2025-12-03 15:18:25.60 -15:38:27.3 6.016 33.73 105.5 HIP 74786 20.59
2025-12-04 15:19:19.63 -15:42:02.7 6.012 33.63 105.4 HIP 75118 26.14
2025-12-05 15:20:13.55 -15:45:36.2 6.008 33.53 105.3 HIP 75118 17.14
2025-12-06 15:21:07.34 -15:49:07.8 6.003 33.43 105.2 HIP 75118 16.29
2025-12-07 15:22:01.00 -15:52:37.6 5.998 33.43 105.2 HIP 75118 24.39