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72P/Denning-Fujikawa

Basic Information of 72P/Denning-Fujikawa

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.783121
Eccentricity 0.818204
Inclination (deg) 10.941100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 26.729500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 346.738700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.940603

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-06-15T10:24:23.040
Period (years) 8.940603

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 12:26:01.85 +02:31:01.9 7.236 15.09 110.2 HIP 60713 9.04
2025-11-22 12:26:24.53 +02:28:56.7 7.226 14.84 110.1 HIP 60713 3.25
2025-11-23 12:26:46.84 +02:26:54.4 7.215 14.59 110.0 HIP 60713 3.41
2025-11-24 12:27:08.80 +02:24:54.8 7.204 14.33 109.8 HIP 60713 9.02
2025-11-25 12:27:30.39 +02:22:58.2 7.193 14.07 109.7 HIP 60713 14.70
2025-11-26 12:27:51.60 +02:21:04.4 7.182 13.81 109.5 HIP 60713 20.31
2025-11-27 12:28:12.44 +02:19:13.6 7.170 13.54 109.4 HIP 60936 21.03
2025-11-28 12:28:32.89 +02:17:25.8 7.159 13.27 109.2 HIP 60936 16.60
2025-11-29 12:28:52.95 +02:15:40.9 7.147 12.99 109.1 HIP 60936 13.00
2025-11-30 12:29:12.62 +02:13:59.0 7.135 12.72 108.9 HIP 60936 10.94
2025-12-01 12:29:31.88 +02:12:20.2 7.123 12.44 108.7 HIP 60936 11.14
2025-12-02 12:29:50.74 +02:10:44.4 7.111 12.15 108.5 HIP 60936 13.37
2025-12-03 12:30:09.19 +02:09:11.7 7.099 11.87 108.3 HIP 60936 16.74
2025-12-04 12:30:27.23 +02:07:42.1 7.087 11.58 108.1 HIP 61096 16.32
2025-12-05 12:30:44.84 +02:06:15.7 7.074 11.28 107.9 HIP 61096 14.41
2025-12-06 12:31:02.03 +02:04:52.4 7.062 10.99 107.7 HIP 61096 13.82
2025-12-07 12:31:18.78 +02:03:32.3 7.049 10.99 107.7 HIP 61096 14.62