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286P/Christensen

Basic Information of 286P/Christensen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.294706
Eccentricity 0.435135
Inclination (deg) 17.248500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 283.583000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 23.590600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.187920

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-07-21T17:18:30.944
Period (years) 8.187920

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 08:24:10.22 +15:11:37.9 5.278 5.74 235.5 HIP 41112 13.20
2025-11-22 08:24:02.38 +15:10:19.8 5.264 6.07 238.7 HIP 41112 12.04
2025-11-23 08:23:53.78 +15:09:04.1 5.250 6.42 241.6 HIP 41112 11.07
2025-11-24 08:23:44.43 +15:07:50.9 5.236 6.78 244.2 HIP 41112 10.44
2025-11-25 08:23:34.31 +15:06:40.2 5.222 7.15 246.5 HIP 41112 10.32
2025-11-26 08:23:23.44 +15:05:31.9 5.208 7.53 248.6 HIP 41112 10.83
2025-11-27 08:23:11.83 +15:04:26.1 5.195 7.92 250.5 HIP 41112 12.01
2025-11-28 08:22:59.46 +15:03:22.7 5.182 8.31 252.2 HIP 41028 9.10
2025-11-29 08:22:46.35 +15:02:21.9 5.169 8.71 253.8 HIP 41028 5.82
2025-11-30 08:22:32.49 +15:01:23.5 5.156 9.11 255.2 HIP 41028 2.54
2025-12-01 08:22:17.90 +15:00:27.6 5.143 9.51 256.5 HIP 41028 2.01
2025-12-02 08:22:02.58 +14:59:34.2 5.130 9.92 257.7 HIP 41028 5.49
2025-12-03 08:21:46.53 +14:58:43.2 5.118 10.33 258.7 HIP 41028 9.40
2025-12-04 08:21:29.76 +14:57:54.7 5.105 10.73 259.7 HIP 41028 13.51
2025-12-05 08:21:12.27 +14:57:08.7 5.093 11.14 260.6 HIP 40995 15.49
2025-12-06 08:20:54.07 +14:56:25.2 5.081 11.55 261.5 HIP 40995 18.42
2025-12-07 08:20:35.16 +14:55:44.1 5.069 11.55 261.5 HIP 40759 20.82