48P/Johnson Orbit by S. Nakano NK 4978 (2023) Observed in 2nd half of 2024
Equinox 2000.0 T/TT q (AU) e P Peri. Node Inc. Tail(AU) Epoch 2025 Mar. 2.64024 2.0065880 0.4265603 6.55 216.77367 110.06381 12.20177 0.200 2025 May 5.0 pre-T: m1 = 7.0 + 5 log Delta + 20.0 log r post-T: m1 = 8.5 + 5 log Delta + 15.0 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 , ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ 2024 Dec. 26 19 31.15 -23 13.7 19 34.15 -23 07.1 2.993 2.074 +2.52 + 3.0 15.7 34.9/ 86 17.3 8.1 85/0.51 74 .23 2025 Jan. 5 19 56.38 -22 44.9 19 59.34 -22 36.7 3.002 2.056 +2.53 + 4.5 15.6 35.5/ 84 13.0 6.2 87/0.38 51 .28 15 20 21.76 -22 01.1 20 24.68 -21 51.3 3.006 2.040 +2.53 + 6.0 15.6 35.9/ 82 8.9 4.3 93/0.27 175 .99 25 20 47.15 -21 02.8 20 50.03 -20 51.6 3.006 2.027 +2.52 + 7.3 15.5 36.2/ 80 5.3 2.6 109/0.16 59 .22 Feb. 4 21 12.42 -19 51.3 21 15.25 -19 38.8 3.001 2.018 +2.50 + 8.4 15.5 36.4/ 78 3.5 1.7 160/0.11 73 .35 14 21 37.45 -18 28.1 21 40.22 -18 14.4 2.991 2.011 +2.46 + 9.4 15.4 36.5/ 76 5.6 2.8 205/0.17 160 .98 24 22 02.14 -16 54.7 22 04.87 -16 40.1 2.978 2.007 +2.43 +10.2 15.4 36.5/ 75 9.1 4.5 220/0.28 44 .19 Mar. 6 22 26.45 -15 13.1 22 29.13 -14 57.7 2.962 2.007 +2.38 +10.8 15.4 36.3/ 73 12.9 6.3 226/0.40 93 .42 16 22 50.32 -13 25.5 22 52.96 -13 09.5 2.942 2.009 +2.34 +11.2 15.4 36.0/ 73 16.7 8.2 229/0.52 145 .97 26 23 13.72 -11 33.7 23 16.33 -11 17.3 2.918 2.015 +2.29 +11.4 15.4 35.7/ 72 20.6 10.0 230/0.64 27 .16 Apr. 5 23 36.64 -09 40.0 23 39.22 -09 23.4 2.892 2.024 +2.24 +11.4 15.4 35.1/ 72 24.5 11.8 232/0.76 113 .49 15 23 59.06 -07 46.5 00 01.62 -07 29.8 2.862 2.036 +2.19 +11.1 15.4 34.5/ 71 28.4 13.5 233/0.88 130 .96 25 00 20.98 -05 54.9 00 23.53 -05 38.3 2.828 2.050 +2.14 +10.7 15.4 33.7/ 72 32.3 15.2 234/1.00 11 .11 May 5 00 42.38 -04 07.2 00 44.93 -03 50.8 2.791 2.068 +2.09 +10.2 15.5 32.9/ 72 36.4 16.8 236/1.11 131 .54 15 01 03.24 -02 25.1 01 05.79 -02 09.0 2.751 2.088 +2.03 + 9.5 15.5 31.9/ 73 40.5 18.3 237/1.22 114 .95 25 01 23.51 -00 49.9 01 26.07 -00 34.4 2.706 2.111 +1.97 + 8.6 15.5 30.7/ 74 44.7 19.7 239/1.34 18 .07 June 4 01 43.16 +00 36.9 01 45.72 +00 51.9 2.657 2.136 +1.89 + 7.7 15.6 29.4/ 75 49.1 21.1 241/1.45 147 .58 14 02 02.09 +01 54.2 02 04.67 +02 08.5 2.603 2.163 +1.82 + 6.6 15.6 28.0/ 76 53.7 22.2 242/1.56 95 .93 24 02 20.24 +03 01.2 02 22.84 +03 14.9 2.545 2.192 +1.72 + 5.5 15.6 26.4/ 78 58.5 23.3 244/1.66 41 .03 July 4 02 37.47 +03 57.2 02 40.08 +04 10.1 2.482 2.223 +1.62 + 4.4 15.7 24.6/ 80 63.5 24.2 246/1.76 160 .61 14 02 53.65 +04 41.7 02 56.28 +04 53.7 2.414 2.256 +1.50 + 3.2 15.7 22.6/ 82 68.8 24.8 249/1.85 73 .89 24 03 08.61 +05 14.4 03 11.25 +05 25.7 2.343 2.290 +1.35 + 2.0 15.7 20.3/ 84 74.5 25.3 251/1.94 65 .01 Aug. 3 03 22.15 +05 35.2 03 24.79 +05 45.7 2.267 2.326 +1.19 + 0.9 15.8 17.8/ 87 80.5 25.5 253/2.01 162 .64 13 03 34.03 +05 44.5 03 36.68 +05 54.3 2.190 2.363 +1.00 - 0.2 15.8 14.9/ 91 87.0 25.3 255/2.07 48 .84 23 03 44.01 +05 42.7 03 46.67 +05 51.9 2.110 2.402 +0.78 - 1.3 15.8 11.7/ 96 93.9 24.8 258/2.10 91 .00 Sept. 2 03 51.80 +05 30.5 03 54.46 +05 39.3 2.032 2.441 +0.53 - 2.1 15.9 8.2/105 101.4 23.9 261/2.10 144 .66 12 03 57.14 +05 09.4 03 59.79 +05 17.9 1.956 2.481 +0.26 - 2.8 15.9 4.9/126 109.5 22.5 264/2.05 23 .77 22 03 59.79 +04 41.1 04 02.43 +04 49.4 1.887 2.522 -0.02 - 3.3 15.9 3.3/186 118.2 20.5 267/1.94 120 .00 Oct. 2 03 59.57 +04 08.1 04 02.20 +04 16.4 1.827 2.563 -0.31 - 3.4 15.9 5.7/233 127.6 18.0 271/1.76 115 .70 12 03 56.52 +03 33.9 03 59.14 +03 42.3 1.781 2.605 -0.56 - 3.1 16.0 9.0/250 137.4 15.0 277/1.51 35 .69 22 03 50.88 +03 02.2 03 53.49 +03 11.0 1.754 2.647 -0.77 - 2.4 16.1 11.7/258 147.4 11.7 285/1.19 149 .00 Nov. 1 03 43.22 +02 37.6 03 45.82 +02 46.9 1.749 2.690 -0.88 - 1.3 16.2 13.3/265 156.8 8.4 301/0.86 79 .73 11 03 34.40 +02 24.2 03 37.00 +02 34.1 1.770 2.733 -0.90 + 0.1 16.3 13.5/271 163.2 6.0 332/0.61 73 .63 21 03 25.41 +02 24.9 03 28.01 +02 35.3 1.819 2.776 -0.81 + 1.7 16.5 12.3/278 162.2 6.2 13/0.62 154 .01 Dec. 1 03 17.26 +02 40.9 03 19.86 +02 51.8 1.895 2.820 -0.65 + 3.1 16.6 10.2/288 154.9 8.5 40/0.81 39 .78 11 03 10.74 +03 11.7 03 13.35 +03 22.9 1.997 2.863 -0.44 + 4.4 16.9 7.9/304 145.4 11.3 53/1.02 111 .59 21 03 06.33 +03 55.3 03 08.95 +04 06.7 2.122 2.906 -0.21 + 5.4 17.1 6.2/330 135.4 13.7 60/1.17 124 .01 31 03 04.26 +04 49.3 03 06.89 +05 00.8 2.267 2.950 +0.02 + 6.2 17.3 6.2/ 3 125.6 15.7 65/1.26 18 .84 2026 Jan. 10 03 04.49 +05 50.8 03 07.14 +06 02.3 2.426 2.993 +0.24 + 6.7 17.6 7.6/ 28 116.2 17.2 68/1.29 143 .56 20 03 06.87 +06 57.5 03 09.54 +07 08.9 2.597 3.036 +0.43 + 7.0 17.8 9.5/ 43 107.1 18.0 71/1.27 93 .01 30 03 11.19 +08 07.3 03 13.87 +08 18.4 2.775 3.079 +0.60 + 7.1 18.0 11.4/ 51 98.5 18.4 73/1.22 44 .89 Feb. 9 03 17.18 +09 18.2 03 19.88 +09 29.0 2.958 3.121 +0.75 + 7.0 18.3 13.1/ 57 90.2 18.4 75/1.15 165 .55 19 03 24.60 +10 28.8 03 27.33 +10 39.2 3.141 3.164 +0.87 + 6.9 18.5 14.5/ 62 82.3 18.0 77/1.06 64 .03 Mar. 1 03 33.26 +11 38.0 03 36.01 +11 47.9 3.323 3.206 +0.97 + 6.6 18.7 15.7/ 65 74.6 17.3 78/0.97 75 .93