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309P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 309P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.670758
Eccentricity 0.618123
Inclination (deg) 17.017200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 10.138700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 49.932500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.151348

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-03-28T21:46:22.080
Period (years) 9.151348

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 13:20:16.48 -09:55:35.8 5.601 29.09 117.9 HIP 65163 14.42
2025-11-22 13:20:58.26 -10:01:02.2 5.596 28.87 117.9 HIP 65163 3.63
2025-11-23 13:21:39.71 -10:06:26.5 5.590 28.64 118.0 HIP 65163 9.36
2025-11-24 13:22:20.84 -10:11:48.8 5.584 28.41 118.0 HIP 65163 20.62
2025-11-25 13:23:01.62 -10:17:09.0 5.578 28.18 118.1 HIP 65412 23.46
2025-11-26 13:23:42.07 -10:22:27.2 5.572 27.94 118.1 HIP 65412 19.72
2025-11-27 13:24:22.16 -10:27:43.2 5.566 27.70 118.2 HIP 65412 21.92
2025-11-28 13:25:01.90 -10:32:57.1 5.559 27.46 118.3 HIP 65412 28.60
2025-11-29 13:25:41.27 -10:38:08.9 5.553 27.21 118.3 HIP 65474 32.36
2025-11-30 13:26:20.27 -10:43:18.4 5.546 26.95 118.4 HIP 65474 31.29
2025-12-01 13:26:58.90 -10:48:25.8 5.539 26.70 118.5 HIP 65474 33.83
2025-12-02 13:27:37.14 -10:53:30.9 5.531 26.44 118.5 HIP 65821 31.10
2025-12-03 13:28:14.99 -10:58:33.8 5.524 26.17 118.6 HIP 65821 25.42
2025-12-04 13:28:52.45 -11:03:34.5 5.517 25.91 118.7 HIP 65821 23.43
2025-12-05 13:29:29.51 -11:08:32.8 5.509 25.63 118.8 HIP 65849 22.10
2025-12-06 13:30:06.15 -11:13:28.9 5.501 25.36 118.9 HIP 65849 16.51
2025-12-07 13:30:42.39 -11:18:22.6 5.493 25.36 118.9 HIP 65849 16.29