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402P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 402P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.945023
Eccentricity 0.439957
Inclination (deg) 30.828900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 123.035600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 327.055000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 18.695722

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-12-16T05:23:34.080
Period (years) 18.695722

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 14:59:38.06 +11:49:26.7 8.417 22.15 101.1 HIP 73397 13.09
2025-11-22 15:00:13.59 +11:47:44.3 8.415 22.07 100.7 HIP 73397 14.12
2025-11-23 15:00:49.03 +11:46:05.5 8.412 21.99 100.4 HIP 73397 19.54
2025-11-24 15:01:24.38 +11:44:30.2 8.409 21.91 100.0 HIP 73397 26.78
2025-11-25 15:01:59.64 +11:42:58.6 8.405 21.82 99.7 HIP 73691 25.75
2025-11-26 15:02:34.79 +11:41:30.5 8.402 21.74 99.3 HIP 73691 17.08
2025-11-27 15:03:09.83 +11:40:06.1 8.398 21.64 98.9 HIP 73691 8.57
2025-11-28 15:03:44.76 +11:38:45.3 8.394 21.55 98.6 HIP 73691 2.40
2025-11-29 15:04:19.57 +11:37:28.2 8.390 21.45 98.2 HIP 73691 9.33
2025-11-30 15:04:54.26 +11:36:14.7 8.386 21.36 97.8 HIP 73849 9.74
2025-12-01 15:05:28.81 +11:35:04.9 8.381 21.25 97.4 HIP 73849 3.03
2025-12-02 15:06:03.23 +11:33:58.8 8.377 21.15 97.1 HIP 73849 8.27
2025-12-03 15:06:37.51 +11:32:56.3 8.372 21.05 96.7 HIP 73849 16.45
2025-12-04 15:07:11.65 +11:31:57.6 8.367 20.94 96.3 HIP 73963 18.20
2025-12-05 15:07:45.64 +11:31:02.5 8.362 20.83 95.9 HIP 73963 22.36
2025-12-06 15:08:19.47 +11:30:11.1 8.356 20.72 95.5 HIP 73963 28.36
2025-12-07 15:08:53.15 +11:29:23.5 8.351 20.72 95.5 HIP 74253 26.49