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298P/Christensen

Basic Information of 298P/Christensen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.199054
Eccentricity 0.387080
Inclination (deg) 7.873000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 52.782400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 100.634600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.795918

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-06-24T15:55:17.760
Period (years) 6.795918

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 01:12:12.29 +03:01:01.5 3.154 17.00 263.2 HIP 5572 24.30
2025-11-22 01:11:45.24 +03:00:13.4 3.161 16.41 263.9 HIP 5572 22.84
2025-11-23 01:11:19.10 +02:59:31.4 3.168 15.81 264.6 HIP 5572 23.23
2025-11-24 01:10:53.88 +02:58:55.6 3.176 15.21 265.4 HIP 5572 25.19
2025-11-25 01:10:29.60 +02:58:26.0 3.184 14.60 266.2 HIP 5409 22.75
2025-11-26 01:10:06.27 +02:58:02.7 3.192 13.98 267.1 HIP 5409 17.81
2025-11-27 01:09:43.90 +02:57:45.7 3.201 13.36 268.1 HIP 5409 13.82
2025-11-28 01:09:22.50 +02:57:35.1 3.209 12.74 269.2 HIP 5409 11.45
2025-11-29 01:09:02.09 +02:57:30.8 3.218 12.12 270.4 HIP 5409 11.37
2025-11-30 01:08:42.67 +02:57:32.9 3.227 11.50 271.8 HIP 5409 13.35
2025-12-01 01:08:24.25 +02:57:41.4 3.236 10.88 273.3 HIP 5409 16.44
2025-12-02 01:08:06.84 +02:57:56.2 3.246 10.27 274.9 HIP 5409 19.98
2025-12-03 01:07:50.45 +02:58:17.5 3.255 9.67 276.8 HIP 5409 23.62
2025-12-04 01:07:35.07 +02:58:45.1 3.265 9.07 279.0 HIP 5409 27.21
2025-12-05 01:07:20.71 +02:59:19.0 3.274 8.49 281.4 HIP 5166 25.39
2025-12-06 01:07:07.38 +02:59:59.3 3.284 7.92 284.2 HIP 5166 22.55
2025-12-07 01:06:55.08 +03:00:46.0 3.294 7.92 284.2 HIP 5166 19.97