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502P/NEAT

Basic Information of 502P/NEAT

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.229460
Eccentricity 0.471014
Inclination (deg) 11.399300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 264.483300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 37.727300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 22.607946

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-08-04T23:18:48.960
Period (years) 22.607946

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 20:17:15.72 -11:04:08.5 4.582 32.61 79.4 HIP 99971 7.18
2025-11-22 20:18:07.97 -11:01:43.6 4.596 32.92 79.2 HIP 99971 17.95
2025-11-23 20:19:00.67 -10:59:15.5 4.610 33.21 79.1 HIP 100168 11.31
2025-11-24 20:19:53.81 -10:56:44.1 4.624 33.51 78.9 HIP 100168 14.84
2025-11-25 20:20:47.40 -10:54:09.4 4.638 33.80 78.8 HIP 100347 5.87
2025-11-26 20:21:41.40 -10:51:31.5 4.652 34.08 78.7 HIP 100347 12.37
2025-11-27 20:22:35.83 -10:48:50.2 4.666 34.36 78.5 HIP 100544 9.82
2025-11-28 20:23:30.67 -10:46:05.7 4.679 34.63 78.4 HIP 100544 8.27
2025-11-29 20:24:25.90 -10:43:18.0 4.693 34.90 78.2 HIP 100601 7.45
2025-11-30 20:25:21.53 -10:40:26.9 4.707 35.16 78.1 HIP 100739 14.85
2025-12-01 20:26:17.53 -10:37:32.6 4.720 35.42 78.0 HIP 100739 17.16
2025-12-02 20:27:13.91 -10:34:35.1 4.733 35.67 77.8 HIP 100739 27.71
2025-12-03 20:28:10.65 -10:31:34.3 4.747 35.92 77.7 HIP 100997 34.34
2025-12-04 20:29:07.75 -10:28:30.2 4.760 36.16 77.6 HIP 101095 29.19
2025-12-05 20:30:05.19 -10:25:23.0 4.773 36.40 77.4 HIP 101095 26.29
2025-12-06 20:31:02.98 -10:22:12.4 4.786 36.64 77.3 HIP 101209 20.17
2025-12-07 20:32:01.10 -10:18:58.7 4.799 36.64 77.3 HIP 101352 19.49