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287P/Christensen

Basic Information of 287P/Christensen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.058623
Eccentricity 0.272167
Inclination (deg) 16.412400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 138.395700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 191.461600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.614723

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-07-13T11:39:33.120
Period (years) 8.614723

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 07:08:10.92 +09:37:15.2 3.948 11.29 266.1 HIP 34337 22.35
2025-11-22 07:07:52.63 +09:36:56.9 3.938 11.81 267.0 HIP 34337 19.60
2025-11-23 07:07:33.49 +09:36:42.2 3.929 12.32 267.9 HIP 34337 17.47
2025-11-24 07:07:13.51 +09:36:31.2 3.920 12.83 268.6 HIP 34337 16.36
2025-11-25 07:06:52.69 +09:36:23.9 3.911 13.33 269.4 HIP 34337 16.67
2025-11-26 07:06:31.06 +09:36:20.3 3.902 13.83 270.0 HIP 34337 18.50
2025-11-27 07:06:08.62 +09:36:20.4 3.894 14.32 270.7 HIP 34337 21.60
2025-11-28 07:05:45.39 +09:36:24.3 3.885 14.80 271.3 HIP 34215 25.30
2025-11-29 07:05:21.38 +09:36:32.1 3.877 15.27 271.8 HIP 34215 25.75
2025-11-30 07:04:56.61 +09:36:43.6 3.869 15.74 272.4 HIP 34215 27.63
2025-12-01 07:04:31.09 +09:36:59.1 3.862 16.20 272.9 HIP 34215 30.79
2025-12-02 07:04:04.83 +09:37:18.4 3.854 16.65 273.3 HIP 34002 31.23
2025-12-03 07:03:37.85 +09:37:41.6 3.847 17.09 273.8 HIP 34002 29.80
2025-12-04 07:03:10.18 +09:38:08.7 3.840 17.53 274.2 HIP 33947 27.85
2025-12-05 07:02:41.81 +09:38:39.8 3.833 17.95 274.7 HIP 33947 26.31
2025-12-06 07:02:12.78 +09:39:14.8 3.827 18.36 275.1 HIP 33947 26.57
2025-12-07 07:01:43.09 +09:39:53.7 3.821 18.36 275.1 HIP 33947 28.70