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79P-A/du Toit-Hartley

Basic Information of 79P-A/du Toit-Hartley

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.194753
Eccentricity 0.602320
Inclination (deg) 2.944100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 309.382200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 251.576700
Epoch 1982-03-12T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.207348

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-02-09T07:09:26.888
Period (years) 5.207348

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 23:41:55.62 +01:07:59.8 4.066 5.20 232.8 HIP 117012 19.73
2025-11-22 23:41:48.99 +01:06:44.3 4.082 4.62 230.9 HIP 117012 21.35
2025-11-23 23:41:43.25 +01:05:34.5 4.099 4.04 228.6 HIP 117012 22.82
2025-11-24 23:41:38.41 +01:04:30.4 4.115 3.47 225.5 HIP 117012 24.11
2025-11-25 23:41:34.44 +01:03:32.0 4.132 2.92 221.2 HIP 117012 25.20
2025-11-26 23:41:31.37 +01:02:39.3 4.149 2.40 215.0 HIP 117012 26.09
2025-11-27 23:41:29.17 +01:01:52.2 4.165 1.92 205.7 HIP 117012 26.76
2025-11-28 23:41:27.84 +01:01:10.7 4.182 1.52 190.9 HIP 117012 27.22
2025-11-29 23:41:27.38 +01:00:34.9 4.199 1.28 168.8 HIP 117012 27.47
2025-11-30 23:41:27.77 +01:00:04.6 4.217 1.29 142.7 HIP 117013 27.34
2025-12-01 23:41:29.03 +00:59:40.0 4.234 1.54 121.3 HIP 117013 26.95
2025-12-02 23:41:31.13 +00:59:20.8 4.251 1.92 107.2 HIP 117013 26.37
2025-12-03 23:41:34.07 +00:59:07.2 4.269 2.38 98.2 HIP 117013 25.61
2025-12-04 23:41:37.84 +00:58:59.0 4.286 2.88 92.3 HIP 117013 24.66
2025-12-05 23:41:42.44 +00:58:56.2 4.303 3.39 88.1 HIP 117013 23.52
2025-12-06 23:41:47.86 +00:58:58.9 4.321 3.91 85.1 HIP 117013 22.20
2025-12-07 23:41:54.09 +00:59:06.9 4.339 3.91 85.1 HIP 117013 20.71