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51P/Harrington

Basic Information of 51P/Harrington

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.694562
Eccentricity 0.542679
Inclination (deg) 5.426300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 83.657900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 269.222700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.132709

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-11-17T14:26:00.542
Period (years) 7.132709

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 11:47:19.30 +06:52:18.7 6.021 17.28 106.9 HIP 57378 22.85
2025-11-22 11:47:45.95 +06:50:18.4 6.007 16.97 106.7 HIP 57675 29.42
2025-11-23 11:48:12.14 +06:48:21.7 5.992 16.66 106.5 HIP 57675 23.04
2025-11-24 11:48:37.88 +06:46:28.4 5.978 16.34 106.2 HIP 57675 17.07
2025-11-25 11:49:03.16 +06:44:38.7 5.963 16.02 106.0 HIP 57675 11.93
2025-11-26 11:49:27.96 +06:42:52.6 5.949 15.70 105.8 HIP 57675 8.87
2025-11-27 11:49:52.30 +06:41:10.1 5.934 15.37 105.5 HIP 57675 9.78
2025-11-28 11:50:16.14 +06:39:31.3 5.919 15.03 105.3 HIP 57676 11.28
2025-11-29 11:50:39.51 +06:37:56.1 5.904 14.70 105.0 HIP 57676 15.12
2025-11-30 11:51:02.37 +06:36:24.8 5.889 14.36 104.7 HIP 57769 16.06
2025-12-01 11:51:24.74 +06:34:57.1 5.874 14.02 104.4 HIP 57769 16.81
2025-12-02 11:51:46.60 +06:33:33.3 5.859 13.67 104.1 HIP 57769 19.27
2025-12-03 11:52:07.95 +06:32:13.3 5.844 13.32 103.8 HIP 57829 22.04
2025-12-04 11:52:28.78 +06:30:57.2 5.828 12.96 103.4 HIP 57829 25.55
2025-12-05 11:52:49.09 +06:29:44.9 5.813 12.61 103.0 HIP 58065 25.37
2025-12-06 11:53:08.87 +06:28:36.6 5.797 12.25 102.6 HIP 58065 20.53
2025-12-07 11:53:28.11 +06:27:32.3 5.782 12.25 102.6 HIP 58065 15.92