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59P/Kearns-Kwee

Basic Information of 59P/Kearns-Kwee

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.342019
Eccentricity 0.477032
Inclination (deg) 9.357200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 312.726500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 127.692600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.477045

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-03-15T13:41:13.920
Period (years) 9.477045

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 19:46:50.76 -22:34:52.4 5.804 22.91 74.9 HIP 97381 16.37
2025-11-22 19:47:29.08 -22:32:28.9 5.814 23.19 74.9 HIP 97381 16.13
2025-11-23 19:48:07.87 -22:30:03.9 5.824 23.47 75.0 HIP 97381 20.57
2025-11-24 19:48:47.12 -22:27:37.3 5.834 23.75 75.0 HIP 97381 27.61
2025-11-25 19:49:26.81 -22:25:09.3 5.844 24.02 75.0 HIP 97602 24.47
2025-11-26 19:50:06.95 -22:22:39.7 5.854 24.28 75.0 HIP 97718 19.43
2025-11-27 19:50:47.53 -22:20:08.6 5.864 24.54 75.0 HIP 97718 10.46
2025-11-28 19:51:28.53 -22:17:36.1 5.873 24.80 75.0 HIP 97718 5.48
2025-11-29 19:52:09.95 -22:15:02.0 5.882 25.05 75.0 HIP 97718 12.07
2025-11-30 19:52:51.78 -22:12:26.3 5.892 25.30 75.0 HIP 97718 21.49
2025-12-01 19:53:34.01 -22:09:49.2 5.901 25.55 75.0 HIP 97718 31.39
2025-12-02 19:54:16.64 -22:07:10.6 5.909 25.79 75.0 HIP 97981 30.53
2025-12-03 19:54:59.65 -22:04:30.4 5.918 26.02 75.0 HIP 97981 32.67
2025-12-04 19:55:43.04 -22:01:48.8 5.926 26.25 75.0 HIP 98050 31.42
2025-12-05 19:56:26.80 -21:59:05.6 5.935 26.48 75.0 HIP 98050 31.33
2025-12-06 19:57:10.93 -21:56:20.9 5.943 26.71 75.0 HIP 98237 26.21
2025-12-07 19:57:55.42 -21:53:34.7 5.951 26.71 75.0 HIP 98237 22.07