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468P/SidingSpring

Basic Information of 468P/SidingSpring

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.950382
Eccentricity 0.444756
Inclination (deg) 50.455000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 356.129800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 322.557800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 18.977230

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-11-20T21:52:24.960
Period (years) 18.977230

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 00:09:50.51 +46:56:43.0 4.856 15.46 226.3 HIP 826 21.87
2025-11-22 00:09:24.34 +46:52:26.5 4.866 15.16 224.9 HIP 591 23.86
2025-11-23 00:08:59.31 +46:48:08.8 4.877 14.85 223.5 HIP 591 18.74
2025-11-24 00:08:35.44 +46:43:50.2 4.888 14.55 222.1 HIP 591 14.55
2025-11-25 00:08:12.71 +46:39:30.8 4.899 14.25 220.6 HIP 591 12.11
2025-11-26 00:07:51.14 +46:35:10.9 4.911 13.95 219.0 HIP 591 12.34
2025-11-27 00:07:30.71 +46:30:50.8 4.922 13.65 217.5 HIP 591 14.96
2025-11-28 00:07:11.44 +46:26:30.7 4.934 13.35 215.8 HIP 591 18.91
2025-11-29 00:06:53.31 +46:22:10.9 4.946 13.06 214.2 HIP 591 23.44
2025-11-30 00:06:36.33 +46:17:51.6 4.958 12.77 212.4 HIP 591 28.20
2025-12-01 00:06:20.49 +46:13:32.9 4.970 12.48 210.7 HIP 473 25.76
2025-12-02 00:06:05.78 +46:09:15.1 4.983 12.20 208.8 HIP 473 20.98
2025-12-03 00:05:52.21 +46:04:58.5 4.995 11.93 206.9 HIP 473 16.36
2025-12-04 00:05:39.76 +46:00:43.1 5.008 11.67 205.0 HIP 473 11.97
2025-12-05 00:05:28.43 +45:56:29.3 5.021 11.41 202.9 HIP 473 8.01
2025-12-06 00:05:18.21 +45:52:17.1 5.034 11.16 200.8 HIP 473 5.22
2025-12-07 00:05:09.10 +45:48:06.8 5.047 11.16 200.8 HIP 428 0.92