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283P/Spacewatch

Basic Information of 283P/Spacewatch

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.126261
Eccentricity 0.485280
Inclination (deg) 14.470700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 161.126600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 22.146400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.395920

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-01-31T13:28:50.880
Period (years) 8.395920

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 23:48:19.35 -07:41:10.9 5.637 3.78 255.6 HIP 117446 18.01
2025-11-22 23:48:13.44 -07:41:33.4 5.652 3.35 257.1 HIP 117446 19.00
2025-11-23 23:48:08.17 -07:41:51.3 5.667 2.92 259.0 HIP 117446 19.90
2025-11-24 23:48:03.53 -07:42:04.7 5.683 2.50 261.5 HIP 117446 20.70
2025-11-25 23:47:59.53 -07:42:13.6 5.698 2.09 265.0 HIP 117446 21.38
2025-11-26 23:47:56.18 -07:42:18.0 5.713 1.68 270.1 HIP 117446 21.93
2025-11-27 23:47:53.46 -07:42:17.9 5.729 1.30 278.4 HIP 117446 22.34
2025-11-28 23:47:51.38 -07:42:13.3 5.745 0.97 292.7 HIP 117446 22.60
2025-11-29 23:47:49.94 -07:42:04.4 5.761 0.75 318.0 HIP 117446 22.72
2025-11-30 23:47:49.13 -07:41:51.0 5.776 0.74 351.8 HIP 117446 22.68
2025-12-01 23:47:48.96 -07:41:33.4 5.792 0.96 17.3 HIP 117446 22.49
2025-12-02 23:47:49.42 -07:41:11.5 5.808 1.28 31.7 HIP 117446 22.14
2025-12-03 23:47:50.51 -07:40:45.3 5.824 1.65 40.0 HIP 117446 21.63
2025-12-04 23:47:52.23 -07:40:14.8 5.841 2.04 45.2 HIP 117446 20.97
2025-12-05 23:47:54.57 -07:39:40.2 5.857 2.44 48.7 HIP 117446 20.16
2025-12-06 23:47:57.53 -07:39:01.5 5.873 2.85 51.2 HIP 117446 19.19
2025-12-07 23:48:01.11 -07:38:18.6 5.889 2.85 51.2 HIP 117446 18.06