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79P/duToit-Hartley

Basic Information of 79P/duToit-Hartley

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.119539
Eccentricity 0.619487
Inclination (deg) 3.148800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 280.493700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 281.758000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.046666

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-10-16T16:27:31.542
Period (years) 5.046666

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 00:09:18.61 +04:59:27.6 4.036 10.31 236.0 HIP 802 13.14
2025-11-22 00:09:04.89 +04:57:09.2 4.050 9.72 235.3 HIP 802 14.41
2025-11-23 00:08:52.05 +04:54:56.4 4.065 9.13 234.5 HIP 658 11.54
2025-11-24 00:08:40.11 +04:52:49.2 4.080 8.55 233.6 HIP 658 9.00
2025-11-25 00:08:29.06 +04:50:47.5 4.095 7.96 232.6 HIP 658 7.55
2025-11-26 00:08:18.89 +04:48:51.5 4.110 7.38 231.4 HIP 658 7.52
2025-11-27 00:08:09.62 +04:47:01.0 4.126 6.81 230.1 HIP 658 8.67
2025-11-28 00:08:01.24 +04:45:16.3 4.141 6.23 228.5 HIP 658 10.43
2025-11-29 00:07:53.75 +04:43:37.1 4.157 5.67 226.6 HIP 658 12.39
2025-11-30 00:07:47.14 +04:42:03.6 4.173 5.11 224.3 HIP 658 14.35
2025-12-01 00:07:41.41 +04:40:35.8 4.189 4.57 221.5 HIP 658 16.23
2025-12-02 00:07:36.55 +04:39:13.6 4.205 4.04 217.9 HIP 658 17.96
2025-12-03 00:07:32.57 +04:37:57.1 4.221 3.54 213.3 HIP 658 19.53
2025-12-04 00:07:29.45 +04:36:46.1 4.237 3.06 207.3 HIP 658 20.93
2025-12-05 00:07:27.19 +04:35:40.8 4.253 2.64 199.3 HIP 658 22.16
2025-12-06 00:07:25.80 +04:34:41.1 4.270 2.28 188.6 HIP 658 23.20
2025-12-07 00:07:25.25 +04:33:47.0 4.286 2.28 188.6 HIP 658 24.08