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487P/SidingSpring

Basic Information of 487P/SidingSpring

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.814774
Eccentricity 0.648343
Inclination (deg) 39.366200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 49.200600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 0.839100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year
Period (years) 11.723436

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-10-20T13:18:37.440
Period (years) 11.723436

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 13:03:14.47 +28:58:26.3 4.252 31.49 97.6 HIP 63603 15.37
2025-11-22 13:04:11.55 +28:56:46.0 4.247 31.14 97.1 HIP 63698 23.83
2025-11-23 13:05:08.03 +28:55:13.4 4.242 30.78 96.5 HIP 63933 15.10
2025-11-24 13:06:03.92 +28:53:48.5 4.237 30.43 96.0 HIP 63982 7.86
2025-11-25 13:06:59.21 +28:52:31.2 4.232 30.07 95.5 HIP 63982 4.34
2025-11-26 13:07:53.88 +28:51:21.6 4.227 29.71 94.9 HIP 64021 12.94
2025-11-27 13:08:47.94 +28:50:19.7 4.221 29.34 94.4 HIP 64237 15.27
2025-11-28 13:09:41.37 +28:49:25.6 4.216 28.98 93.8 HIP 64237 3.62
2025-11-29 13:10:34.17 +28:48:39.2 4.210 28.61 93.2 HIP 64237 8.15
2025-11-30 13:11:26.34 +28:48:00.6 4.205 28.25 92.6 HIP 64357 4.11
2025-12-01 13:12:17.85 +28:47:29.7 4.199 27.88 91.9 HIP 64357 11.63
2025-12-02 13:13:08.72 +28:47:06.6 4.194 27.51 91.3 HIP 64357 22.39
2025-12-03 13:13:58.92 +28:46:51.3 4.188 27.14 90.6 HIP 64696 21.49
2025-12-04 13:14:48.46 +28:46:43.8 4.182 26.77 89.9 HIP 64696 10.74
2025-12-05 13:15:37.32 +28:46:44.1 4.176 26.40 89.2 HIP 64696 2.23
2025-12-06 13:16:25.51 +28:46:52.2 4.170 26.03 88.5 HIP 64696 11.01
2025-12-07 13:17:13.00 +28:47:08.1 4.164 26.03 88.5 HIP 64807 15.94