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451P/Christensen

Basic Information of 451P/Christensen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.799299
Eccentricity 0.559298
Inclination (deg) 26.487100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 300.862800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 186.817800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16.008712

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-11-28T02:56:06.720
Period (years) 16.008712

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 17:04:27.42 -38:18:18.6 7.775 24.05 87.5 HIP 83491 11.64
2025-11-22 17:05:16.41 -38:17:52.4 7.784 24.10 87.6 HIP 83573 12.67
2025-11-23 17:06:05.49 -38:17:27.1 7.792 24.14 87.7 HIP 83573 18.68
2025-11-24 17:06:54.65 -38:17:02.9 7.800 24.17 87.8 HIP 83687 22.10
2025-11-25 17:07:43.88 -38:16:39.7 7.809 24.21 87.9 HIP 83922 27.49
2025-11-26 17:08:33.18 -38:16:17.5 7.816 24.24 88.0 HIP 83922 22.62
2025-11-27 17:09:22.55 -38:15:56.3 7.824 24.27 88.1 HIP 83922 21.37
2025-11-28 17:10:11.96 -38:15:36.0 7.832 24.29 88.2 HIP 84084 16.84
2025-11-29 17:11:01.43 -38:15:16.7 7.839 24.31 88.3 HIP 84084 10.35
2025-11-30 17:11:50.93 -38:14:58.3 7.846 24.33 88.3 HIP 84087 10.89
2025-12-01 17:12:40.47 -38:14:40.8 7.852 24.34 88.4 HIP 84290 14.74
2025-12-02 17:13:30.04 -38:14:24.2 7.859 24.35 88.5 HIP 84290 5.73
2025-12-03 17:14:19.63 -38:14:08.5 7.865 24.36 88.6 HIP 84290 6.16
2025-12-04 17:15:09.24 -38:13:53.7 7.871 24.37 88.7 HIP 84409 2.80
2025-12-05 17:15:58.85 -38:13:39.7 7.877 24.37 88.8 HIP 84475 6.95
2025-12-06 17:16:48.48 -38:13:26.5 7.883 24.37 88.9 HIP 84475 10.00
2025-12-07 17:17:38.11 -38:13:14.2 7.888 24.37 88.9 HIP 84634 6.36