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79P-B/du Toit-Hartley

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

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.194683
Eccentricity 0.602388
Inclination (deg) 2.944800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 309.379100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 251.586600
Epoch 1982-03-12T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.208226

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-02-12T13:23:51.080
Period (years) 5.208226

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 23:41:07.51 +01:02:21.5 4.064 5.06 232.4 HIP 117012 32.03
2025-11-22 23:41:01.10 +01:01:07.4 4.080 4.47 230.5 HIP 117012 33.80
2025-11-23 23:40:55.57 +00:59:59.1 4.097 3.90 228.0 HIP 116823 35.23
2025-11-24 23:40:50.94 +00:58:56.4 4.113 3.33 224.6 HIP 116823 34.08
2025-11-25 23:40:47.20 +00:57:59.5 4.130 2.79 220.0 HIP 116823 33.08
2025-11-26 23:40:44.33 +00:57:08.2 4.147 2.27 213.2 HIP 116823 32.19
2025-11-27 23:40:42.34 +00:56:22.6 4.164 1.81 202.7 HIP 116823 31.42
2025-11-28 23:40:41.23 +00:55:42.6 4.181 1.44 186.2 HIP 116823 30.75
2025-11-29 23:40:40.98 +00:55:08.2 4.198 1.26 162.3 HIP 116823 30.18
2025-11-30 23:40:41.59 +00:54:39.5 4.215 1.33 136.6 HIP 116823 29.70
2025-12-01 23:40:43.06 +00:54:16.3 4.233 1.62 117.0 HIP 116823 29.32
2025-12-02 23:40:45.37 +00:53:58.6 4.250 2.03 104.5 HIP 116823 29.04
2025-12-03 23:40:48.52 +00:53:46.4 4.267 2.51 96.4 HIP 116823 28.89
2025-12-04 23:40:52.51 +00:53:39.7 4.285 3.01 91.0 HIP 116823 28.86
2025-12-05 23:40:57.32 +00:53:38.4 4.302 3.52 87.2 HIP 116823 28.99
2025-12-06 23:41:02.94 +00:53:42.5 4.320 4.04 84.4 HIP 116823 29.30
2025-12-07 23:41:09.38 +00:53:51.9 4.338 4.04 84.4 HIP 116823 29.80