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62P/Tsuchinshan

Basic Information of 62P/Tsuchinshan

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.265166
Eccentricity 0.624739
Inclination (deg) 4.736400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 68.663100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.343100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.190434

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-03-04T07:53:23.117
Period (years) 6.190434

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 17:51:29.28 -25:08:52.1 5.720 30.93 91.3 HIP 87453 30.24
2025-11-22 17:52:23.94 -25:09:08.2 5.731 31.03 91.2 HIP 87453 29.32
2025-11-23 17:53:18.78 -25:09:23.3 5.741 31.13 91.1 HIP 87706 26.96
2025-11-24 17:54:13.81 -25:09:37.4 5.751 31.23 91.1 HIP 87706 18.76
2025-11-25 17:55:09.00 -25:09:50.5 5.761 31.32 91.0 HIP 87706 16.96
2025-11-26 17:56:04.36 -25:10:02.6 5.771 31.41 90.9 HIP 87919 21.00
2025-11-27 17:56:59.88 -25:10:13.8 5.781 31.49 90.8 HIP 87919 9.43
2025-11-28 17:57:55.54 -25:10:23.9 5.790 31.57 90.7 HIP 87919 7.26
2025-11-29 17:58:51.35 -25:10:33.0 5.799 31.64 90.7 HIP 88049 2.52
2025-11-30 17:59:47.29 -25:10:41.0 5.808 31.71 90.6 HIP 88049 10.30
2025-12-01 18:00:43.35 -25:10:48.1 5.817 31.78 90.5 HIP 88049 22.97
2025-12-02 18:01:39.54 -25:10:54.0 5.825 31.84 90.4 HIP 88292 26.73
2025-12-03 18:02:35.84 -25:10:59.0 5.833 31.90 90.3 HIP 88463 17.28
2025-12-04 18:03:32.24 -25:11:02.9 5.841 31.96 90.3 HIP 88463 8.16
2025-12-05 18:04:28.75 -25:11:05.7 5.849 32.02 90.2 HIP 88463 12.67
2025-12-06 18:05:25.36 -25:11:07.5 5.857 32.07 90.1 HIP 88463 24.14
2025-12-07 18:06:22.06 -25:11:08.2 5.864 32.07 90.1 HIP 88798 28.29