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42P/Neujmin

Basic Information of 42P/Neujmin

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.029643
Eccentricity 0.584082
Inclination (deg) 3.988400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 150.155900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 147.125900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.779979

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-01-14T22:36:28.800
Period (years) 10.779979

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 17:29:20.98 -20:54:15.7 2.954 87.36 94.5 HIP 85491 15.54
2025-11-22 17:31:50.19 -20:56:56.8 2.956 87.57 94.3 HIP 85814 22.23
2025-11-23 17:34:19.84 -20:59:29.3 2.957 87.77 94.0 HIP 86089 17.67
2025-11-24 17:36:49.93 -21:01:53.0 2.959 87.97 93.8 HIP 86158 7.03
2025-11-25 17:39:20.43 -21:04:07.9 2.961 88.16 93.5 HIP 86519 24.49
2025-11-26 17:41:51.35 -21:06:13.9 2.963 88.35 93.3 HIP 86519 20.09
2025-11-27 17:44:22.66 -21:08:10.9 2.964 88.54 93.0 HIP 86736 35.37
2025-11-28 17:46:54.36 -21:09:58.8 2.966 88.72 92.8 HIP 87060 7.45
2025-11-29 17:49:26.43 -21:11:37.6 2.968 88.90 92.5 HIP 87235 21.77
2025-11-30 17:51:58.86 -21:13:07.2 2.969 89.07 92.3 HIP 87411 9.84
2025-12-01 17:54:31.64 -21:14:27.6 2.971 89.24 92.0 HIP 87588 14.50
2025-12-02 17:57:04.75 -21:15:38.6 2.972 89.41 91.8 HIP 87925 28.77
2025-12-03 17:59:38.20 -21:16:40.3 2.974 89.57 91.5 HIP 88095 14.02
2025-12-04 18:02:11.96 -21:17:32.6 2.975 89.73 91.3 HIP 88219 25.18
2025-12-05 18:04:46.02 -21:18:15.4 2.977 89.89 91.0 HIP 88595 23.71
2025-12-06 18:07:20.38 -21:18:48.8 2.978 90.05 90.7 HIP 88768 6.72
2025-12-07 18:09:55.03 -21:19:12.5 2.980 90.05 90.7 HIP 89029 4.47