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99P/Kowal

Basic Information of 99P/Kowal

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.698281
Eccentricity 0.228912
Inclination (deg) 4.339300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 28.053600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 174.509700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.040164

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-04-08T22:47:16.800
Period (years) 15.040164

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 20:40:06.57 -22:27:50.1 6.624 17.58 70.2 HIP 101942 8.68
2025-11-22 20:40:35.21 -22:25:26.8 6.641 17.86 70.3 HIP 101942 15.68
2025-11-23 20:41:04.29 -22:23:01.8 6.657 18.12 70.3 HIP 102119 9.46
2025-11-24 20:41:33.81 -22:20:35.3 6.674 18.39 70.4 HIP 102119 2.28
2025-11-25 20:42:03.77 -22:18:07.2 6.690 18.65 70.5 HIP 102119 5.20
2025-11-26 20:42:34.16 -22:15:37.5 6.706 18.90 70.6 HIP 102119 12.64
2025-11-27 20:43:04.96 -22:13:06.4 6.722 19.15 70.6 HIP 102280 14.97
2025-11-28 20:43:36.18 -22:10:33.7 6.738 19.40 70.7 HIP 102251 14.40
2025-11-29 20:44:07.80 -22:07:59.5 6.754 19.64 70.7 HIP 102251 17.28
2025-11-30 20:44:39.83 -22:05:23.9 6.769 19.88 70.8 HIP 102251 22.68
2025-12-01 20:45:12.24 -22:02:46.8 6.785 20.12 70.9 HIP 102512 19.37
2025-12-02 20:45:45.03 -22:00:08.2 6.800 20.35 70.9 HIP 102512 14.25
2025-12-03 20:46:18.20 -21:57:28.3 6.815 20.57 71.0 HIP 102512 12.67
2025-12-04 20:46:51.74 -21:54:46.9 6.831 20.80 71.0 HIP 102486 14.04
2025-12-05 20:47:25.64 -21:52:04.1 6.846 21.02 71.0 HIP 102486 19.12
2025-12-06 20:47:59.90 -21:49:19.9 6.860 21.23 71.1 HIP 102743 19.21
2025-12-07 20:48:34.51 -21:46:34.4 6.875 21.23 71.1 HIP 102743 11.38