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438P/Christensen

Basic Information of 438P/Christensen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.257744
Eccentricity 0.414086
Inclination (deg) 8.280700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 260.108900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 58.959000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.564169

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-10-25T01:57:38.880
Period (years) 7.564169

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 12:40:40.99 -11:58:01.3 5.139 32.53 116.4 HIP 61823 10.95
2025-11-22 12:41:28.67 -12:03:48.3 5.125 32.36 116.5 HIP 61823 23.53
2025-11-23 12:42:16.07 -12:09:34.2 5.110 32.17 116.5 HIP 62109 24.03
2025-11-24 12:43:03.20 -12:15:19.1 5.096 31.99 116.6 HIP 62109 18.10
2025-11-25 12:43:50.04 -12:21:02.8 5.082 31.80 116.7 HIP 62109 20.20
2025-11-26 12:44:36.58 -12:26:45.4 5.067 31.60 116.8 HIP 62279 21.90
2025-11-27 12:45:22.83 -12:32:26.7 5.052 31.40 116.8 HIP 62279 20.10
2025-11-28 12:46:08.76 -12:38:06.8 5.037 31.19 116.9 HIP 62433 23.25
2025-11-29 12:46:54.38 -12:43:45.6 5.022 30.99 117.0 HIP 62433 14.88
2025-11-30 12:47:39.68 -12:49:23.0 5.007 30.77 117.1 HIP 62433 14.62
2025-12-01 12:48:24.65 -12:54:59.1 4.991 30.55 117.2 HIP 62433 22.59
2025-12-02 12:49:09.29 -13:00:33.7 4.976 30.33 117.3 HIP 62668 19.38
2025-12-03 12:49:53.59 -13:06:07.0 4.960 30.11 117.4 HIP 62668 9.43
2025-12-04 12:50:37.53 -13:11:38.7 4.944 29.88 117.4 HIP 62668 9.81
2025-12-05 12:51:21.12 -13:17:08.9 4.928 29.64 117.5 HIP 62747 12.32
2025-12-06 12:52:04.35 -13:22:37.6 4.912 29.40 117.6 HIP 62747 11.67
2025-12-07 12:52:47.21 -13:28:04.6 4.896 29.40 117.6 HIP 62868 10.80