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48P/Johnson

Basic Information of 48P/Johnson

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.006785
Eccentricity 0.426513
Inclination (deg) 12.201800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 110.063700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 216.787500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year
Period (years) 6.545848

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-03-02T15:52:59.520
Period (years) 6.545848

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

48P/Johnson · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 03:28:31.95 +02:34:07.6 1.813 32.80 274.2 HIP 16086 26.09
2025-11-22 03:27:39.56 +02:35:05.5 1.819 32.47 275.0 HIP 16086 19.38
2025-11-23 03:26:47.74 +02:36:12.8 1.826 32.12 275.7 HIP 16086 20.46
2025-11-24 03:25:56.56 +02:37:29.4 1.833 31.73 276.5 HIP 16076 27.95
2025-11-25 03:25:06.05 +02:38:55.3 1.840 31.32 277.3 HIP 15779 29.01
2025-11-26 03:24:16.29 +02:40:30.6 1.847 30.89 278.1 HIP 15779 17.44
2025-11-27 03:23:27.30 +02:42:15.1 1.855 30.43 279.0 HIP 15779 8.87
2025-11-28 03:22:39.16 +02:44:08.8 1.863 29.95 279.8 HIP 15779 12.32
2025-11-29 03:21:51.89 +02:46:11.7 1.871 29.45 280.8 HIP 15732 22.01
2025-11-30 03:21:05.55 +02:48:23.6 1.880 28.93 281.7 HIP 15467 24.95
2025-12-01 03:20:20.17 +02:50:44.5 1.889 28.39 282.7 HIP 15467 14.86
2025-12-02 03:19:35.79 +02:53:14.2 1.898 27.84 283.7 HIP 15467 9.53
2025-12-03 03:18:52.46 +02:55:52.7 1.907 27.28 284.8 HIP 15467 14.75
2025-12-04 03:18:10.19 +02:58:39.9 1.917 26.71 285.9 HIP 15292 16.08
2025-12-05 03:17:29.03 +03:01:35.5 1.927 26.13 287.1 HIP 15292 7.21
2025-12-06 03:16:49.00 +03:04:39.5 1.937 25.55 288.3 HIP 15292 8.27
2025-12-07 03:16:10.13 +03:07:51.9 1.947 25.55 288.3 HIP 15207 16.04