112P/Urata-Niijima
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase PA
Today2 Dec 202426.74.736 AU5.669 AU17h01m-38°13'17.3°3.5°158°
Perihelion21 Sep 202615.51.441 AU1.172 AU06h28m+33°57'82.6°43.7°274°
Nearest approach6 Dec 202616.11.658 AU1.018 AU10h25m+52°36'111.7°33.5°279°
112P/Urata-Niijima- 2024-12-02
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the comet's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 112P/Urata-Niijima are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5908900
            q (Perihelion distance)         : 1.4412690
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.20570
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 31.82500
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 21.52870
            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.61401
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.65368
            T (Time of perihelion passage)  : 2461305.22120
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 6.61

            Epoch                           : 2024 Nov 30
            Reference                       : MPEC 2021-S45

            Classification(s):              : Ecliptic; Jupiter family
            Tisserand (Jupiter)             : 2.688
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the comet's magnitude. Blue and black dots are visual and photometric CCD observations respectively from COBS or the MPC. The gray curve is based on the absolute magnitude and slope parameter as calculated from the original MPEC, or the latest values provided by the MPC (14.00 + 5 log[∆] + 15.00 log[r]), whereas the red curve is being recalculated every 6 hours based on the available COBS/MPC observations (currently 12.81 + 5 log[∆] + 15.00 log[r]).