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459P/Catalina

Basic Information of 459P/Catalina

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.367900
Eccentricity 0.577873
Inclination (deg) 7.173100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 256.986000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 205.236300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.833334

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-12-22T10:41:45.364
Period (years) 5.833334

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 18:10:03.96 -21:07:02.7 5.893 28.55 88.3 HIP 89029 12.81
2025-11-22 18:10:52.90 -21:06:42.5 5.902 28.70 88.2 HIP 89029 15.77
2025-11-23 18:11:42.10 -21:06:21.0 5.911 28.84 88.2 HIP 89129 23.96
2025-11-24 18:12:31.54 -21:05:58.2 5.920 28.99 88.1 HIP 89341 17.50
2025-11-25 18:13:21.22 -21:05:34.1 5.929 29.12 88.0 HIP 89341 6.09
2025-11-26 18:14:11.13 -21:05:08.7 5.937 29.26 87.9 HIP 89341 6.12
2025-11-27 18:15:01.26 -21:04:41.9 5.945 29.38 87.8 HIP 89425 12.43
2025-11-28 18:15:51.60 -21:04:13.8 5.954 29.51 87.7 HIP 89425 16.62
2025-11-29 18:16:42.15 -21:03:44.3 5.961 29.63 87.6 HIP 89687 23.38
2025-11-30 18:17:32.91 -21:03:13.5 5.969 29.75 87.4 HIP 89687 14.58
2025-12-01 18:18:23.85 -21:02:41.2 5.976 29.86 87.3 HIP 89751 7.64
2025-12-02 18:19:14.98 -21:02:07.6 5.984 29.97 87.2 HIP 89751 4.30
2025-12-03 18:20:06.29 -21:01:32.6 5.991 30.07 87.1 HIP 89751 16.29
2025-12-04 18:20:57.77 -21:00:56.1 5.997 30.18 87.0 HIP 89751 28.32
2025-12-05 18:21:49.42 -21:00:18.3 6.004 30.27 86.9 HIP 90113 29.86
2025-12-06 18:22:41.23 -20:59:39.0 6.010 30.37 86.8 HIP 90113 22.34
2025-12-07 18:23:33.19 -20:58:58.3 6.016 30.37 86.8 HIP 90211 14.00