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51P-A/Harrington

Basic Information of 51P-A/Harrington

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.694403
Eccentricity 0.542874
Inclination (deg) 5.426100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 269.227200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 83.633400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference NK 3014, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.136269

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-11-21T11:36:29.350
Period (years) 7.136269

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 11:30:46.20 -02:13:25.6 6.018 17.21 120.1 HIP 56263 32.24
2025-11-22 11:31:10.04 -02:16:52.7 6.004 16.90 120.3 HIP 56263 32.42
2025-11-23 11:31:33.40 -02:20:17.4 5.990 16.59 120.5 HIP 56263 33.99
2025-11-24 11:31:56.29 -02:23:39.6 5.975 16.27 120.7 HIP 56187 36.21
2025-11-25 11:32:18.68 -02:26:59.3 5.960 15.95 121.0 HIP 56187 35.77
2025-11-26 11:32:40.59 -02:30:16.3 5.946 15.63 121.2 HIP 56482 31.70
2025-11-27 11:33:01.99 -02:33:30.7 5.931 15.30 121.5 HIP 56482 26.65
2025-11-28 11:33:22.88 -02:36:42.4 5.916 14.96 121.7 HIP 56482 22.33
2025-11-29 11:33:43.26 -02:39:51.3 5.901 14.63 122.0 HIP 56482 19.11
2025-11-30 11:34:03.12 -02:42:57.5 5.886 14.29 122.3 HIP 56482 17.45
2025-12-01 11:34:22.45 -02:46:00.8 5.871 13.94 122.6 HIP 56482 17.69
2025-12-02 11:34:41.26 -02:49:01.3 5.856 13.59 123.0 HIP 56482 19.62
2025-12-03 11:34:59.53 -02:51:58.9 5.841 13.24 123.3 HIP 56482 22.72
2025-12-04 11:35:17.26 -02:54:53.4 5.825 12.89 123.7 HIP 56482 26.49
2025-12-05 11:35:34.44 -02:57:45.0 5.810 12.53 124.1 HIP 56689 28.07
2025-12-06 11:35:51.07 -03:00:33.6 5.794 12.17 124.5 HIP 56689 24.62
2025-12-07 11:36:07.14 -03:03:19.0 5.779 12.17 124.5 HIP 56689 21.89