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39P/Oterma

Basic Information of 39P/Oterma

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.795536
Eccentricity 0.167111
Inclination (deg) 1.735700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 289.093300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 117.095900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 18.355225

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-09-29T20:03:50.400
Period (years) 18.355225

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 07:28:51.82 +22:04:20.9 5.541 6.19 276.2 HIP 36232 17.02
2025-11-22 07:28:41.20 +22:04:36.8 5.529 6.58 276.3 HIP 36232 14.57
2025-11-23 07:28:29.91 +22:04:54.0 5.518 6.97 276.4 HIP 36232 11.98
2025-11-24 07:28:17.96 +22:05:12.5 5.507 7.35 276.5 HIP 36232 9.27
2025-11-25 07:28:05.35 +22:05:32.3 5.496 7.73 276.5 HIP 36232 6.46
2025-11-26 07:27:52.09 +22:05:53.3 5.485 8.10 276.6 HIP 36232 3.73
2025-11-27 07:27:38.18 +22:06:15.6 5.474 8.47 276.6 HIP 36232 2.29
2025-11-28 07:27:23.65 +22:06:39.0 5.464 8.84 276.7 HIP 36215 4.17
2025-11-29 07:27:08.48 +22:07:03.6 5.453 9.20 276.7 HIP 36215 6.44
2025-11-30 07:26:52.70 +22:07:29.4 5.443 9.55 276.7 HIP 36215 9.66
2025-12-01 07:26:36.32 +22:07:56.2 5.434 9.90 276.8 HIP 36215 13.25
2025-12-02 07:26:19.33 +22:08:24.1 5.424 10.24 276.8 HIP 36086 15.22
2025-12-03 07:26:01.76 +22:08:53.1 5.415 10.58 276.8 HIP 36086 15.45
2025-12-04 07:25:43.61 +22:09:23.0 5.406 10.91 276.8 HIP 36086 16.77
2025-12-05 07:25:24.90 +22:09:53.9 5.397 11.23 276.8 HIP 36086 19.05
2025-12-06 07:25:05.62 +22:10:25.7 5.388 11.55 276.8 HIP 36086 22.06
2025-12-07 07:24:45.80 +22:10:58.5 5.380 11.55 276.8 HIP 36086 25.62