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492P/LINEAR

Basic Information of 492P/LINEAR

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.782109
Eccentricity 0.690514
Inclination (deg) 11.401100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 11.304900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 40.981100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.817831

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-07-20T09:35:42.720
Period (years) 13.817831

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 12:14:55.57 +02:06:20.1 5.054 25.01 114.9 HIP 59646 17.58
2025-11-22 12:15:31.90 +02:02:07.4 5.046 24.66 114.9 HIP 59646 27.53
2025-11-23 12:16:07.70 +01:57:58.4 5.039 24.30 114.9 HIP 59900 21.35
2025-11-24 12:16:42.99 +01:53:53.1 5.031 23.93 114.9 HIP 59900 12.72
2025-11-25 12:17:17.75 +01:49:51.6 5.023 23.56 114.9 HIP 59900 7.55
2025-11-26 12:17:51.97 +01:45:53.8 5.015 23.19 114.9 HIP 59970 11.46
2025-11-27 12:18:25.65 +01:41:59.8 5.006 22.81 114.9 HIP 59970 10.26
2025-11-28 12:18:58.78 +01:38:09.7 4.998 22.43 114.9 HIP 59970 15.73
2025-11-29 12:19:31.35 +01:34:23.5 4.990 22.04 114.9 HIP 60190 16.05
2025-11-30 12:20:03.37 +01:30:41.1 4.981 21.65 114.9 HIP 60190 7.67
2025-12-01 12:20:34.81 +01:27:02.8 4.972 21.26 114.9 HIP 60190 3.85
2025-12-02 12:21:05.68 +01:23:28.3 4.964 20.86 114.9 HIP 60190 10.84
2025-12-03 12:21:35.97 +01:19:57.9 4.955 20.46 114.9 HIP 60190 18.94
2025-12-04 12:22:05.68 +01:16:31.5 4.946 20.05 114.9 HIP 60190 27.03
2025-12-05 12:22:34.80 +01:13:09.1 4.936 19.64 114.9 HIP 60456 24.20
2025-12-06 12:23:03.31 +01:09:50.9 4.927 19.23 114.9 HIP 60456 23.25
2025-12-07 12:23:31.22 +01:06:36.7 4.918 19.23 114.9 HIP 60440 23.84