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97P/Metcalf-Brewington

Basic Information of 97P/Metcalf-Brewington

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.577532
Eccentricity 0.459740
Inclination (deg) 17.933900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 184.067500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 230.225600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.420820

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-07-19T00:43:51.323
Period (years) 10.420820

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 14:20:33.09 -06:08:05.2 7.461 23.91 102.7 HIP 70156 21.24
2025-11-22 14:21:10.63 -06:10:11.4 7.455 23.80 102.6 HIP 70156 20.36
2025-11-23 14:21:48.02 -06:12:15.5 7.450 23.70 102.4 HIP 70314 20.49
2025-11-24 14:22:25.27 -06:14:17.6 7.444 23.58 102.2 HIP 70314 11.17
2025-11-25 14:23:02.37 -06:16:17.5 7.438 23.47 102.1 HIP 70314 3.05
2025-11-26 14:23:39.32 -06:18:15.3 7.431 23.35 101.9 HIP 70314 8.43
2025-11-27 14:24:16.10 -06:20:10.9 7.425 23.23 101.7 HIP 70314 17.53
2025-11-28 14:24:52.71 -06:22:04.3 7.418 23.10 101.6 HIP 70433 22.13
2025-11-29 14:25:29.15 -06:23:55.5 7.411 22.97 101.4 HIP 70433 24.39
2025-11-30 14:26:05.41 -06:25:44.4 7.404 22.84 101.2 HIP 70680 27.00
2025-12-01 14:26:41.48 -06:27:31.1 7.396 22.71 101.1 HIP 70680 22.94
2025-12-02 14:27:17.37 -06:29:15.5 7.389 22.57 100.9 HIP 70680 22.12
2025-12-03 14:27:53.05 -06:30:57.5 7.381 22.43 100.7 HIP 70680 24.79
2025-12-04 14:28:28.54 -06:32:37.3 7.373 22.28 100.5 HIP 70794 21.65
2025-12-05 14:29:03.83 -06:34:14.6 7.365 22.13 100.3 HIP 70794 20.53
2025-12-06 14:29:38.90 -06:35:49.6 7.356 21.98 100.1 HIP 70794 23.08
2025-12-07 14:30:13.76 -06:37:22.2 7.348 21.98 100.1 HIP 70913 26.95