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344P/Read

Basic Information of 344P/Read

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.797438
Eccentricity 0.423656
Inclination (deg) 3.499600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 273.100600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 140.650100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.693455

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-07-24T23:31:37.920
Period (years) 10.693455

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 19:54:28.48 -18:58:50.6 4.941 28.19 79.2 HIP 98005 14.90
2025-11-22 19:55:15.32 -18:56:43.3 4.951 28.52 79.1 HIP 98078 10.68
2025-11-23 19:56:02.68 -18:54:33.6 4.961 28.84 79.0 HIP 98078 2.49
2025-11-24 19:56:50.56 -18:52:21.3 4.970 29.16 78.9 HIP 98078 12.72
2025-11-25 19:57:38.95 -18:50:06.5 4.980 29.48 78.8 HIP 98078 24.29
2025-11-26 19:58:27.83 -18:47:49.2 4.989 29.79 78.8 HIP 98339 36.02
2025-11-27 19:59:17.20 -18:45:29.5 4.998 30.10 78.7 HIP 98339 33.95
2025-11-28 20:00:07.06 -18:43:07.2 5.007 30.40 78.6 HIP 98502 27.06
2025-11-29 20:00:57.38 -18:40:42.4 5.016 30.69 78.5 HIP 98502 23.61
2025-11-30 20:01:48.17 -18:38:15.1 5.025 30.99 78.4 HIP 98707 16.73
2025-12-01 20:02:39.41 -18:35:45.2 5.033 31.27 78.3 HIP 98707 4.73
2025-12-02 20:03:31.10 -18:33:12.9 5.042 31.55 78.2 HIP 98707 8.60
2025-12-03 20:04:23.22 -18:30:38.1 5.050 31.83 78.1 HIP 98901 18.15
2025-12-04 20:05:15.77 -18:28:00.7 5.058 32.11 78.1 HIP 99011 18.07
2025-12-05 20:06:08.75 -18:25:20.8 5.066 32.38 78.0 HIP 99042 8.44
2025-12-06 20:07:02.14 -18:22:38.4 5.074 32.65 77.9 HIP 99042 8.81
2025-12-07 20:07:55.94 -18:19:53.4 5.082 32.65 77.9 HIP 99042 20.59