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50P/Arend

Basic Information of 50P/Arend

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.922054
Eccentricity 0.529594
Inclination (deg) 19.100700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 355.144500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 49.305800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.259221

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-05-12T13:23:57.120
Period (years) 8.259221

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 12:12:22.95 -00:18:04.5 4.824 27.11 120.9 HIP 59476 12.88
2025-11-22 12:13:00.15 -00:23:38.9 4.815 26.77 121.1 HIP 59476 16.90
2025-11-23 12:13:36.84 -00:29:10.3 4.806 26.42 121.2 HIP 59641 10.01
2025-11-24 12:14:13.01 -00:34:38.5 4.796 26.07 121.3 HIP 59641 6.26
2025-11-25 12:14:48.66 -00:40:03.5 4.787 25.71 121.4 HIP 59733 2.94
2025-11-26 12:15:23.76 -00:45:25.3 4.777 25.35 121.6 HIP 59733 8.23
2025-11-27 12:15:58.33 -00:50:43.8 4.767 24.99 121.7 HIP 59733 18.25
2025-11-28 12:16:32.35 -00:55:59.0 4.757 24.62 121.9 HIP 59733 28.22
2025-11-29 12:17:05.81 -01:01:10.9 4.747 24.25 122.0 HIP 60030 27.43
2025-11-30 12:17:38.70 -01:06:19.4 4.737 23.87 122.2 HIP 60030 24.53
2025-12-01 12:18:11.03 -01:11:24.6 4.727 23.49 122.4 HIP 60030 25.26
2025-12-02 12:18:42.78 -01:16:26.3 4.716 23.10 122.5 HIP 60030 29.22
2025-12-03 12:19:13.94 -01:21:24.5 4.706 22.71 122.7 HIP 59979 33.18
2025-12-04 12:19:44.51 -01:26:19.3 4.695 22.32 122.9 HIP 59979 34.34
2025-12-05 12:20:14.49 -01:31:10.5 4.684 21.92 123.2 HIP 60077 35.44
2025-12-06 12:20:43.86 -01:35:58.2 4.673 21.51 123.4 HIP 60077 35.77
2025-12-07 12:21:12.61 -01:40:42.2 4.662 21.51 123.4 HIP 60410 32.86