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501P/Rankin

Basic Information of 501P/Rankin

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.671585
Eccentricity 0.698554
Inclination (deg) 10.047400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 139.783600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 53.685500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3.325349

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-08-11T21:53:09.369
Period (years) 3.325349

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 00:08:13.33 -09:20:18.2 3.192 10.62 273.2 HIP 671 30.88
2025-11-22 00:07:56.13 -09:20:03.9 3.207 9.94 275.4 HIP 671 31.08
2025-11-23 00:07:40.08 -09:19:41.6 3.221 9.27 277.8 HIP 671 31.63
2025-11-24 00:07:25.19 -09:19:11.3 3.236 8.62 280.6 HIP 671 32.43
2025-11-25 00:07:11.45 -09:18:33.2 3.250 8.00 283.8 HIP 462 30.89
2025-11-26 00:06:58.86 -09:17:47.2 3.265 7.40 287.5 HIP 462 28.96
2025-11-27 00:06:47.42 -09:16:53.7 3.280 6.85 291.8 HIP 462 27.57
2025-11-28 00:06:37.11 -09:15:52.5 3.295 6.34 296.8 HIP 462 26.70
2025-11-29 00:06:27.93 -09:14:44.0 3.310 5.89 302.5 HIP 462 26.34
2025-11-30 00:06:19.89 -09:13:28.2 3.325 5.50 309.0 HIP 462 26.46
2025-12-01 00:06:12.96 -09:12:05.1 3.341 5.19 316.3 HIP 462 27.00
2025-12-02 00:06:07.14 -09:10:35.0 3.356 4.98 324.3 HIP 462 27.91
2025-12-03 00:06:02.42 -09:08:57.9 3.371 4.87 332.7 HIP 462 29.12
2025-12-04 00:05:58.80 -09:07:14.0 3.387 4.87 341.2 HIP 462 30.58
2025-12-05 00:05:56.26 -09:05:23.4 3.402 4.97 349.5 HIP 462 32.25
2025-12-06 00:05:54.79 -09:03:26.2 3.418 5.16 357.3 HIP 462 34.11
2025-12-07 00:05:54.40 -09:01:22.4 3.434 5.16 357.3 HIP 462 36.12