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38P/Stephan-Oterma

Basic Information of 38P/Stephan-Oterma

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.581095
Eccentricity 0.859702
Inclination (deg) 18.411100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 77.865100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 359.608900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 37.832037

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-11-14T00:30:23.040
Period (years) 37.832037

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 15:47:17.40 -13:37:41.7 15.942 10.40 104.1 HIP 77433 18.16
2025-11-22 15:47:34.00 -13:38:42.6 15.944 10.39 104.0 HIP 77433 15.17
2025-11-23 15:47:50.60 -13:39:42.9 15.947 10.38 103.9 HIP 77433 12.85
2025-11-24 15:48:07.20 -13:40:42.7 15.948 10.37 103.8 HIP 77433 11.59
2025-11-25 15:48:23.78 -13:41:41.9 15.950 10.35 103.7 HIP 77433 11.75
2025-11-26 15:48:40.34 -13:42:40.5 15.951 10.33 103.6 HIP 77433 13.25
2025-11-27 15:48:56.88 -13:43:38.6 15.952 10.31 103.4 HIP 77433 15.73
2025-11-28 15:49:13.40 -13:44:36.1 15.953 10.29 103.3 HIP 77494 13.88
2025-11-29 15:49:29.89 -13:45:33.0 15.954 10.26 103.2 HIP 77494 12.84
2025-11-30 15:49:46.34 -13:46:29.3 15.954 10.23 103.1 HIP 77494 13.07
2025-12-01 15:50:02.76 -13:47:25.0 15.954 10.20 103.0 HIP 77494 14.52
2025-12-02 15:50:19.14 -13:48:20.0 15.954 10.17 102.9 HIP 77547 15.39
2025-12-03 15:50:35.48 -13:49:14.5 15.953 10.14 102.8 HIP 77547 16.20
2025-12-04 15:50:51.77 -13:50:08.2 15.952 10.10 102.7 HIP 77547 17.91
2025-12-05 15:51:08.01 -13:51:01.4 15.951 10.06 102.6 HIP 77689 18.52
2025-12-06 15:51:24.20 -13:51:53.8 15.950 10.02 102.4 HIP 77689 16.48
2025-12-07 15:51:40.33 -13:52:45.6 15.948 10.02 102.4 HIP 77689 15.26