126P/IRAS Orbit by S. Nakano NK 4996 (2023) Observed in 1st half of 2024

Equinox 2000.0 T/TT q (AU) e P Peri. Node Inc. Tail(AU) Epoch 2023 July 5.27903 1.7103271 0.6963928 13.4 356.57844 357.86178 45.87072 0.200 2024 Mar. 31.0 m1 = 6.0 + 5 log Delta + 20.0 log r Date/ 0h TT R.A.(1950) Decl. R.A.(2000) Decl. Delta r Daily motion Magnitude Mot./PA Elong. P PA/Tail Moon Age h m ¡ , h m ¡ , m , m1 , ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ 2023 Dec. 22 23 28.32 +64 26.7 23 30.57 +64 43.3 1.964 2.456 +1.55 - 4.7 15.3 11.1/113 108.2 22.4 74/2.03 58 .74 2024 Jan. 1 23 43.68 +63 39.5 23 46.09 +63 56.2 2.089 2.524 +1.90 - 3.3 15.6 13.1/102 104.7 22.1 67/1.90 102 .78 11 00 02.49 +63 06.9 00 05.09 +63 23.6 2.220 2.593 +2.18 - 2.0 16.0 14.8/ 95 101.0 21.9 62/1.77 109 .01 21 00 24.04 +62 46.8 00 26.84 +63 03.5 2.356 2.663 +2.39 - 1.0 16.4 16.3/ 91 97.1 21.5 59/1.65 53 .79 31 00 47.75 +62 36.8 00 50.78 +62 53.1 2.497 2.733 +2.57 - 0.4 16.7 17.6/ 88 93.0 21.1 56/1.54 119 .77 Feb. 10 01 13.25 +62 33.7 01 16.50 +62 49.5 2.643 2.803 +2.72 0.0 17.1 18.6/ 87 88.9 20.6 54/1.42 92 .00 20 01 40.21 +62 34.7 01 43.70 +62 49.8 2.791 2.873 +2.83 + 0.1 17.4 19.4/ 86 84.7 20.0 52/1.32 59 .82 Mar. 1 02 08.32 +62 37.2 02 12.05 +62 51.2 2.942 2.944 +2.92 0.0 17.7 20.0/ 87 80.4 19.4 51/1.21 134 .75 11 02 37.32 +62 38.5 02 41.27 +62 51.3 3.095 3.014 +2.98 - 0.3 18.0 20.4/ 88 76.1 18.7 51/1.12 71 .01 21 03 06.92 +62 36.7 03 11.07 +62 48.0 3.248 3.084 +3.00 - 0.8 18.3 20.7/ 89 71.7 17.9 51/1.02 71 .84 31 03 36.80 +62 30.1 03 41.12 +62 39.8 3.400 3.154 +3.00 - 1.4 18.6 20.8/ 91 67.4 17.0 51/0.93 143 .72 Apr. 10 04 06.68 +62 17.6 04 11.12 +62 25.4 3.550 3.224 +2.97 - 2.1 18.9 20.8/ 93 63.1 16.1 51/0.85 51 .02 20 04 36.26 +61 58.4 04 40.79 +62 04.3 3.697 3.293 +2.90 - 2.8 19.2 20.7/ 95 58.9 15.1 50/0.77 87 .86 30 05 05.26 +61 32.4 05 09.82 +61 36.2 3.840 3.362 +2.82 - 3.5 19.5 20.6/ 97 54.8 14.2 50/0.70 138 .66 May 10 05 33.46 +60 59.7 05 38.02 +61 01.4 3.978 3.431 +2.72 - 4.1 19.7 20.4/ 99 50.9 13.2 48/0.63 35 .05 20 06 00.68 +60 20.8 06 05.20 +60 20.6 4.109 3.499 +2.60 - 4.6 19.9 20.1/100 47.1 12.2 46/0.56 104 .88 30 06 26.78 +59 36.6 06 31.22 +59 34.5 4.232 3.567 +2.48 - 5.0 20.2 19.7/102 43.6 11.3 44/0.51 120 .58 June 9 06 51.69 +58 47.9 06 56.03 +58 44.0 4.346 3.635 +2.36 - 5.4 20.4 19.3/104 40.5 10.5 40/0.46 32 .07 19 07 15.37 +57 55.9 07 19.60 +57 50.3 4.450 3.702 +2.23 - 5.6 20.6 18.9/105 37.9 9.7 34/0.42 122 .90 29 07 37.81 +57 01.6 07 41.92 +56 54.6 4.544 3.769 +2.11 - 5.7 20.8 18.4/106 36.0 9.1 28/0.38 97 .49 July 9 07 59.05 +56 06.3 08 03.04 +55 57.9 4.625 3.835 +1.99 - 5.6 21.0 17.8/106 34.8 8.7 20/0.36 43 .09 19 08 19.10 +55 11.1 08 22.97 +55 01.5 4.694 3.900 +1.88 - 5.5 21.2 17.2/107 34.6 8.5 12/0.35 140 .92 29 08 38.02 +54 17.2 08 41.77 +54 06.5 4.749 3.966 +1.77 - 5.2 21.3 16.6/107 35.4 8.5 3/0.34 72 .40 Aug. 8 08 55.85 +53 25.7 08 59.48 +53 14.0 4.791 4.030 +1.67 - 4.9 21.5 15.9/106 37.2 8.7 355/0.35 60 .11 18 09 12.62 +52 37.8 09 16.14 +52 25.3 4.819 4.094 +1.56 - 4.4 21.7 15.1/105 39.9 9.1 347/0.36 150 .95 28 09 28.35 +51 54.7 09 31.77 +51 41.4 4.833 4.158 +1.46 - 3.8 21.8 14.2/104 43.4 9.6 340/0.38 49 .33 Sept. 7 09 43.07 +51 17.4 09 46.40 +51 03.5 4.833 4.221 +1.36 - 3.1 21.9 13.3/102 47.7 10.2 334/0.40 81 .13 17 09 56.75 +50 47.1 10 00.00 +50 32.7 4.819 4.284 +1.26 - 2.3 22.1 12.2/ 99 52.6 10.7 328/0.43 139 .98 27 10 09.38 +50 24.9 10 12.55 +50 10.0 4.793 4.346 +1.15 - 1.3 22.2 11.1/ 96 58.0 11.3 323/0.45 34 .28 Oct. 7 10 20.90 +50 11.9 10 24.02 +49 56.7 4.755 4.407 +1.03 - 0.3 22.3 9.9/ 91 63.9 11.8 318/0.47 103 .15 17 10 31.24 +50 09.1 10 34.30 +49 53.6 4.707 4.468 +0.90 + 0.8 22.4 8.7/ 84 70.2 12.1 314/0.49 114 1.00 27 10 40.29 +50 17.2 10 43.30 +50 01.5 4.651 4.529 +0.76 + 1.9 22.5 7.5/ 74 76.8 12.3 309/0.51 37 .25 Nov. 6 10 47.91 +50 36.9 10 50.88 +50 21.0 4.589 4.589 +0.60 + 3.1 22.5 6.5/ 61 83.8 12.4 304/0.51 125 .18 16 10 53.90 +51 08.2 10 56.84 +50 52.2 4.525 4.648 +0.41 + 4.2 22.6 5.8/ 42 91.0 12.3 299/0.52 85 1.00 26 10 58.06 +51 50.7 11 00.99 +51 34.6 4.461 4.707 +0.21 + 5.2 22.7 5.6/ 20 98.4 12.0 293/0.51 57 .24 Dec. 6 11 00.15 +52 43.2 11 03.07 +52 27.1 4.402 4.765 -0.02 + 6.0 22.8 6.0/358 105.8 11.5 287/0.50 141 .23 16 10 59.90 +53 43.4 11 02.84 +53 27.3 4.350 4.823 -0.28 + 6.5 22.9 6.9/340 113.2 10.8 278/0.47 58 .99 26 10 57.10 +54 47.9 11 00.08 +54 31.8 4.312 4.881 -0.54 + 6.4 22.9 8.0/325 120.2 10.0 269/0.44 83 .23 2025 Jan. 5 10 51.62 +55 52.2 10 54.65 +55 36.2 4.289 4.938 -0.81 + 5.9 23.0 8.9/312 126.5 9.2 257/0.41 130 .28 15 10 43.49 +56 50.8 10 46.59 +56 35.0 4.286 4.994 -1.04 + 4.7 23.1 9.7/300 131.7 8.5 242/0.37 41 .99 25 10 33.02 +57 38.0 10 36.22 +57 22.5 4.305 5.050 -1.21 + 3.1 23.2 10.2/289 135.1 7.9 225/0.35 111 .22 Feb. 4 10 20.82 +58 08.8 10 24.12 +57 53.6 4.348 5.105 -1.29 + 1.1 23.4 10.3/278 136.2 7.7 206/0.34 99 .35 14 10 07.80 +58 19.5 10 11.19 +58 04.7 4.416 5.160 -1.27 - 1.0 23.5 10.2/266 134.9 7.8 187/0.34 50 .98 24 09 54.98 +58 08.9 09 58.46 +57 54.6 4.508 5.215 -1.16 - 3.0 23.6 9.8/253 131.3 8.2 170/0.35 137 .19 Mar. 6 09 43.34 +57 38.0 09 46.87 +57 24.1 4.622 5.268 -0.97 - 4.8 23.8 9.3/240 126.1 8.7 155/0.36 65 .42 16 09 33.59 +56 49.7 09 37.16 +56 36.2 4.757 5.322 -0.74 - 6.2 23.9 8.8/226 119.8 9.3 143/0.37 75 .97 26 09 26.14 +55 47.6 09 29.71 +55 34.5 4.909 5.375 -0.51 - 7.2 24.1 8.4/212 112.8 9.9 133/0.38 143 .16

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