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342P/SOHO

Basic Information of 342P/SOHO

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.052292
Eccentricity 0.982806
Inclination (deg) 11.675700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 73.277700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 27.684000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.303804

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-02-07T11:56:18.711
Period (years) 5.303804

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 18:36:53.35 -28:40:57.6 5.568 21.83 82.7 HIP 91273 10.43
2025-11-22 18:37:32.83 -28:39:50.5 5.574 22.07 82.7 HIP 91273 11.16
2025-11-23 18:38:12.75 -28:38:43.1 5.579 22.31 82.8 HIP 91273 17.20
2025-11-24 18:38:53.10 -28:37:35.5 5.585 22.54 82.8 HIP 91273 25.06
2025-11-25 18:39:33.86 -28:36:27.7 5.590 22.77 82.9 HIP 91460 26.00
2025-11-26 18:40:15.04 -28:35:19.7 5.595 23.00 82.9 HIP 91640 19.88
2025-11-27 18:40:56.62 -28:34:11.4 5.600 23.22 83.0 HIP 91640 16.08
2025-11-28 18:41:38.59 -28:33:02.8 5.604 23.43 83.0 HIP 91696 14.01
2025-11-29 18:42:20.94 -28:31:54.0 5.609 23.64 83.0 HIP 91696 13.75
2025-11-30 18:43:03.67 -28:30:44.9 5.613 23.84 83.1 HIP 91696 18.99
2025-12-01 18:43:46.76 -28:29:35.5 5.617 24.05 83.1 HIP 91804 20.87
2025-12-02 18:44:30.21 -28:28:25.8 5.620 24.24 83.1 HIP 92004 17.44
2025-12-03 18:45:14.01 -28:27:15.9 5.624 24.44 83.2 HIP 92004 14.07
2025-12-04 18:45:58.16 -28:26:05.6 5.627 24.62 83.2 HIP 92004 16.78
2025-12-05 18:46:42.64 -28:24:55.0 5.630 24.81 83.2 HIP 92215 14.49
2025-12-06 18:47:27.45 -28:23:44.0 5.632 24.99 83.2 HIP 92215 7.27
2025-12-07 18:48:12.58 -28:22:32.7 5.635 24.99 83.2 HIP 92215 9.70