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305P/Skiff

Basic Information of 305P/Skiff

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.417511
Eccentricity 0.694033
Inclination (deg) 11.669900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 240.081900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 147.380300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.971897

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-11-17T02:32:55.680
Period (years) 9.971897

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 10:44:46.42 -04:10:38.6 3.937 21.86 130.3 HIP 52424 29.19
2025-11-22 10:45:13.17 -04:16:17.8 3.929 21.36 130.9 HIP 52424 33.40
2025-11-23 10:45:39.08 -04:21:53.3 3.920 20.86 131.5 HIP 52424 38.94
2025-11-24 10:46:04.15 -04:27:25.0 3.912 20.35 132.2 HIP 52424 45.20
2025-11-25 10:46:28.36 -04:32:52.9 3.903 19.84 132.8 HIP 52731 50.26
2025-11-26 10:46:51.72 -04:38:16.7 3.895 19.33 133.6 HIP 52731 44.62
2025-11-27 10:47:14.21 -04:43:36.5 3.886 18.82 134.3 HIP 52731 39.80
2025-11-28 10:47:35.82 -04:48:52.2 3.877 18.31 135.1 HIP 52731 35.99
2025-11-29 10:47:56.56 -04:54:03.7 3.868 17.79 136.0 HIP 52731 33.43
2025-11-30 10:48:16.41 -04:59:10.9 3.859 17.28 136.9 HIP 52899 28.45
2025-12-01 10:48:35.36 -05:04:13.7 3.850 16.76 137.9 HIP 52899 21.87
2025-12-02 10:48:53.42 -05:09:12.1 3.841 16.25 138.9 HIP 52899 15.71
2025-12-03 10:49:10.58 -05:14:06.1 3.832 15.73 140.0 HIP 52899 10.32
2025-12-04 10:49:26.82 -05:18:55.4 3.823 15.22 141.2 HIP 52899 7.03
2025-12-05 10:49:42.15 -05:23:40.1 3.814 14.71 142.5 HIP 52899 8.24
2025-12-06 10:49:56.55 -05:28:20.1 3.805 14.20 143.8 HIP 52899 12.42
2025-12-07 10:50:10.03 -05:32:55.2 3.796 14.20 143.8 HIP 52899 17.36