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66P/duToit

Basic Information of 66P/duToit

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.305609
Eccentricity 0.784925
Inclination (deg) 18.646200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 21.851800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 257.353100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14.956666

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2033-04-25T07:06:14.400
Period (years) 14.956666

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 07:04:48.72 +42:13:20.2 10.140 9.43 298.3 HIP 34063 9.68
2025-11-22 07:04:30.78 +42:15:07.4 10.129 9.59 297.5 HIP 34063 6.43
2025-11-23 07:04:12.38 +42:16:53.7 10.118 9.75 296.8 HIP 34063 4.12
2025-11-24 07:03:53.55 +42:18:38.9 10.108 9.91 296.0 HIP 34063 4.68
2025-11-25 07:03:34.28 +42:20:23.1 10.097 10.06 295.3 HIP 34063 7.60
2025-11-26 07:03:14.58 +42:22:06.1 10.087 10.21 294.6 HIP 34063 11.22
2025-11-27 07:02:54.45 +42:23:48.0 10.077 10.36 293.9 HIP 33958 10.16
2025-11-28 07:02:33.92 +42:25:28.6 10.068 10.51 293.2 HIP 33958 8.65
2025-11-29 07:02:12.98 +42:27:07.9 10.058 10.65 292.6 HIP 33958 9.05
2025-11-30 07:01:51.64 +42:28:45.8 10.049 10.79 291.9 HIP 33958 11.22
2025-12-01 07:01:29.91 +42:30:22.4 10.040 10.93 291.3 HIP 33958 14.43
2025-12-02 07:01:07.81 +42:31:57.4 10.031 11.06 290.7 HIP 33958 18.17
2025-12-03 07:00:45.33 +42:33:31.0 10.023 11.19 290.1 HIP 33726 19.75
2025-12-04 07:00:22.49 +42:35:03.0 10.015 11.32 289.5 HIP 33643 19.84
2025-12-05 06:59:59.29 +42:36:33.4 10.007 11.44 288.9 HIP 33643 19.09
2025-12-06 06:59:35.76 +42:38:02.1 9.999 11.56 288.3 HIP 33643 19.36
2025-12-07 06:59:11.88 +42:39:29.0 9.992 11.56 288.3 HIP 33643 20.65