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491P/Spacewatch-PANSTARRS

Basic Information of 491P/Spacewatch-PANSTARRS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.716000
Eccentricity 0.258690
Inclination (deg) 9.366900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 311.683400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 298.845300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11.223124

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-09-05T18:53:08.160
Period (years) 11.223124

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 20:12:44.29 -19:42:06.7 4.543 32.79 72.8 HIP 99519 34.33
2025-11-22 20:13:37.50 -19:38:13.9 4.558 33.06 72.8 HIP 99810 29.41
2025-11-23 20:14:31.14 -19:34:19.0 4.573 33.34 72.8 HIP 99782 22.06
2025-11-24 20:15:25.20 -19:30:22.0 4.588 33.60 72.8 HIP 99782 20.54
2025-11-25 20:16:19.67 -19:26:23.0 4.603 33.87 72.8 HIP 99782 26.78
2025-11-26 20:17:14.53 -19:22:21.8 4.618 34.12 72.8 HIP 100107 18.13
2025-11-27 20:18:09.78 -19:18:18.6 4.632 34.37 72.7 HIP 100107 4.51
2025-11-28 20:19:05.41 -19:14:13.3 4.647 34.62 72.7 HIP 100195 8.31
2025-11-29 20:20:01.40 -19:10:05.9 4.662 34.86 72.7 HIP 100195 9.41
2025-11-30 20:20:57.75 -19:05:56.4 4.676 35.10 72.7 HIP 100393 8.37
2025-12-01 20:21:54.46 -19:01:44.9 4.690 35.33 72.6 HIP 100393 5.85
2025-12-02 20:22:51.50 -18:57:31.3 4.704 35.55 72.6 HIP 100393 19.90
2025-12-03 20:23:48.87 -18:53:15.6 4.719 35.77 72.6 HIP 100393 34.11
2025-12-04 20:24:46.56 -18:48:57.9 4.732 35.99 72.5 HIP 100770 25.60
2025-12-05 20:25:44.57 -18:44:38.1 4.746 36.20 72.5 HIP 100770 15.83
2025-12-06 20:26:42.88 -18:40:16.2 4.760 36.41 72.5 HIP 100847 10.63
2025-12-07 20:27:41.50 -18:35:52.2 4.774 36.41 72.5 HIP 100847 19.34