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509P/Catalina

Basic Information of 509P/Catalina

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.692886
Eccentricity 0.475336
Inclination (deg) 8.604000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 275.208100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 180.100500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 18.673553

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-03-19T19:40:48.000
Period (years) 18.673553

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 05:23:06.45 +27:01:17.6 2.833 17.14 254.9 HIP 25159 2.08
2025-11-22 05:22:36.73 +26:59:30.0 2.827 17.57 254.9 HIP 25159 6.37
2025-11-23 05:22:06.29 +26:57:39.7 2.820 17.98 254.8 HIP 25159 13.24
2025-11-24 05:21:35.15 +26:55:46.6 2.814 18.36 254.8 HIP 25159 20.38
2025-11-25 05:21:03.36 +26:53:50.8 2.809 18.73 254.7 HIP 24869 19.17
2025-11-26 05:20:30.94 +26:51:52.2 2.803 19.09 254.7 HIP 24869 15.55
2025-11-27 05:19:57.94 +26:49:50.9 2.798 19.42 254.6 HIP 24869 15.14
2025-11-28 05:19:24.38 +26:47:46.9 2.793 19.73 254.5 HIP 24869 18.34
2025-11-29 05:18:50.32 +26:45:40.1 2.788 20.02 254.4 HIP 24684 15.32
2025-11-30 05:18:15.78 +26:43:30.7 2.784 20.29 254.3 HIP 24684 7.71
2025-12-01 05:17:40.80 +26:41:18.7 2.780 20.54 254.2 HIP 24684 3.57
2025-12-02 05:17:05.42 +26:39:04.1 2.776 20.77 254.1 HIP 24684 9.98
2025-12-03 05:16:29.69 +26:36:46.8 2.772 20.98 253.9 HIP 24684 18.03
2025-12-04 05:15:53.62 +26:34:27.1 2.769 21.17 253.8 HIP 24684 26.32
2025-12-05 05:15:17.28 +26:32:04.9 2.766 21.33 253.6 HIP 24684 34.73
2025-12-06 05:14:40.68 +26:29:40.3 2.764 21.48 253.5 HIP 24252 31.22
2025-12-07 05:14:03.88 +26:27:13.3 2.761 21.48 253.5 HIP 24252 22.90