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479P/Elenin

Basic Information of 479P/Elenin

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.242726
Eccentricity 0.778978
Inclination (deg) 15.399500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 295.831700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 263.495800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.332446

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-05-05T07:18:37.440
Period (years) 13.332446

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 21:39:34.45 -02:59:26.0 5.282 11.44 87.3 HIP 107024 31.86
2025-11-22 21:39:52.76 -02:59:12.9 5.304 11.81 86.6 HIP 107024 29.87
2025-11-23 21:40:11.64 -02:58:55.9 5.326 12.18 85.9 HIP 107024 28.40
2025-11-24 21:40:31.11 -02:58:35.0 5.348 12.54 85.3 HIP 107024 27.59
2025-11-25 21:40:51.13 -02:58:10.3 5.370 12.90 84.7 HIP 107024 27.60
2025-11-26 21:41:11.71 -02:57:41.6 5.392 13.26 84.1 HIP 107200 23.71
2025-11-27 21:41:32.84 -02:57:09.1 5.414 13.61 83.6 HIP 107200 18.44
2025-11-28 21:41:54.51 -02:56:32.8 5.436 13.95 83.1 HIP 107200 13.06
2025-11-29 21:42:16.70 -02:55:52.7 5.458 14.29 82.7 HIP 107200 7.66
2025-11-30 21:42:39.42 -02:55:08.9 5.479 14.63 82.2 HIP 107200 3.00
2025-12-01 21:43:02.64 -02:54:21.2 5.501 14.96 81.8 HIP 107200 5.10
2025-12-02 21:43:26.36 -02:53:29.9 5.523 15.29 81.4 HIP 107200 10.70
2025-12-03 21:43:50.58 -02:52:34.9 5.544 15.61 81.0 HIP 107200 16.71
2025-12-04 21:44:15.28 -02:51:36.2 5.566 15.93 80.6 HIP 107424 19.17
2025-12-05 21:44:40.45 -02:50:33.8 5.588 16.24 80.3 HIP 107424 13.72
2025-12-06 21:45:06.09 -02:49:27.9 5.609 16.55 79.9 HIP 107424 9.46
2025-12-07 21:45:32.19 -02:48:18.3 5.630 16.55 79.9 HIP 107424 8.74