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505P/Palomar

Basic Information of 505P/Palomar

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.835110
Eccentricity 0.310707
Inclination (deg) 11.388300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 111.941800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 143.952000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.341594

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-01-17T15:40:19.200
Period (years) 8.341594

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 16:03:40.21 -14:12:00.5 3.837 64.86 104.3 HIP 78600 26.09
2025-11-22 16:05:23.99 -14:18:24.2 3.837 64.89 104.2 HIP 78917 16.36
2025-11-23 16:07:07.94 -14:24:43.5 3.837 64.92 104.0 HIP 78969 2.13
2025-11-24 16:08:52.06 -14:30:58.5 3.837 64.95 103.8 HIP 78969 24.57
2025-11-25 16:10:36.35 -14:37:09.0 3.836 64.97 103.6 HIP 79296 15.11
2025-11-26 16:12:20.80 -14:43:15.0 3.835 64.99 103.5 HIP 79405 5.70
2025-11-27 16:14:05.41 -14:49:16.5 3.835 65.00 103.3 HIP 79633 16.98
2025-11-28 16:15:50.16 -14:55:13.5 3.834 65.02 103.1 HIP 79711 4.23
2025-11-29 16:17:35.06 -15:01:05.9 3.833 65.03 102.9 HIP 79813 18.89
2025-11-30 16:19:20.10 -15:06:53.8 3.832 65.04 102.8 HIP 79938 15.28
2025-12-01 16:21:05.27 -15:12:37.0 3.831 65.04 102.6 HIP 79972 31.45
2025-12-02 16:22:50.58 -15:18:15.7 3.829 65.05 102.4 HIP 80369 25.96
2025-12-03 16:24:36.01 -15:23:49.6 3.828 65.05 102.2 HIP 80369 20.08
2025-12-04 16:26:21.56 -15:29:19.0 3.826 65.05 102.1 HIP 80384 31.96
2025-12-05 16:28:07.22 -15:34:43.6 3.824 65.05 101.9 HIP 80677 38.06
2025-12-06 16:29:53.01 -15:40:03.6 3.823 65.05 101.7 HIP 80776 29.68
2025-12-07 16:31:38.90 -15:45:18.8 3.821 65.05 101.7 HIP 81010 19.92