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384P/Kowalski

Basic Information of 384P/Kowalski

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.111928
Eccentricity 0.616196
Inclination (deg) 7.284100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 354.187500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 37.696600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4.931179

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-08-25T04:45:22.508
Period (years) 4.931179

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 12:36:26.10 -04:26:58.8 4.295 33.06 116.2 HIP 61581 16.18
2025-11-22 12:37:13.70 -04:32:49.5 4.287 32.73 116.3 HIP 61581 6.33
2025-11-23 12:38:00.81 -04:38:37.0 4.280 32.39 116.3 HIP 61581 12.85
2025-11-24 12:38:47.43 -04:44:21.4 4.271 32.05 116.3 HIP 61685 21.97
2025-11-25 12:39:33.55 -04:50:02.5 4.263 31.70 116.4 HIP 61894 22.31
2025-11-26 12:40:19.15 -04:55:40.4 4.255 31.34 116.4 HIP 61894 14.67
2025-11-27 12:41:04.24 -05:01:15.0 4.246 30.99 116.5 HIP 61894 15.88
2025-11-28 12:41:48.80 -05:06:46.2 4.238 30.62 116.5 HIP 61971 7.01
2025-11-29 12:42:32.82 -05:12:14.1 4.229 30.25 116.6 HIP 61971 8.33
2025-11-30 12:43:16.31 -05:17:38.6 4.220 29.88 116.6 HIP 62013 14.50
2025-12-01 12:43:59.25 -05:22:59.6 4.211 29.50 116.7 HIP 62013 21.36
2025-12-02 12:44:41.63 -05:28:17.2 4.202 29.12 116.7 HIP 62250 23.50
2025-12-03 12:45:23.44 -05:33:31.2 4.192 28.73 116.8 HIP 62250 25.94
2025-12-04 12:46:04.69 -05:38:41.7 4.183 28.34 116.8 HIP 62419 26.24
2025-12-05 12:46:45.36 -05:43:48.7 4.173 27.95 116.9 HIP 62419 15.07
2025-12-06 12:47:25.44 -05:48:52.0 4.163 27.54 117.0 HIP 62419 4.85
2025-12-07 12:48:04.93 -05:53:51.6 4.153 27.54 117.0 HIP 62419 8.21