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8P/Tuttle

Basic Information of 8P/Tuttle

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.023032
Eccentricity 0.820710
Inclination (deg) 54.994400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 270.193300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 207.467100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.630121

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-08-28T20:33:04.320
Period (years) 13.630121

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 18:20:31.47 -12:08:58.8 10.116 13.40 87.5 HIP 90004 23.51
2025-11-22 18:20:53.37 -12:08:44.4 10.128 13.52 87.3 HIP 90004 19.23
2025-11-23 18:21:15.47 -12:08:28.9 10.140 13.63 87.1 HIP 90004 15.58
2025-11-24 18:21:37.75 -12:08:12.2 10.151 13.74 86.9 HIP 90004 13.19
2025-11-25 18:22:00.20 -12:07:54.2 10.163 13.85 86.7 HIP 90004 12.81
2025-11-26 18:22:22.84 -12:07:35.1 10.174 13.96 86.5 HIP 90096 13.80
2025-11-27 18:22:45.63 -12:07:14.7 10.185 14.06 86.3 HIP 90096 9.09
2025-11-28 18:23:08.60 -12:06:53.1 10.195 14.16 86.2 HIP 90096 6.07
2025-11-29 18:23:31.71 -12:06:30.3 10.206 14.26 86.0 HIP 90096 7.38
2025-11-30 18:23:54.98 -12:06:06.3 10.216 14.35 85.8 HIP 90096 11.70
2025-12-01 18:24:18.40 -12:05:41.0 10.226 14.44 85.6 HIP 90180 11.98
2025-12-02 18:24:41.95 -12:05:14.4 10.236 14.52 85.4 HIP 90180 13.90
2025-12-03 18:25:05.64 -12:04:46.6 10.245 14.61 85.3 HIP 90180 17.61
2025-12-04 18:25:29.46 -12:04:17.5 10.254 14.69 85.1 HIP 90180 22.26
2025-12-05 18:25:53.40 -12:03:47.2 10.263 14.77 84.9 HIP 90180 27.39
2025-12-06 18:26:17.47 -12:03:15.6 10.272 14.84 84.7 HIP 90180 32.80
2025-12-07 18:26:41.65 -12:02:42.7 10.281 14.84 84.7 HIP 90180 38.37