217P/LINEAR Orbit by T. Kobayashi NK 4997 (2022) Observed in 1st half of 2026
Equinox 2000.0 T/TT q (AU) e P Peri. Node Inc. Tail(AU) Epoch 2025 May 25.09063 1.2241963 0.6897527 7.84 246.97488 125.37088 12.87246 0.200 2026 June 9.0 m1 = 9.5 + 5 log Delta + 15.0 log r m2 = 13.5 + 5 log Delta + 5.0 log r + 0.03 phase 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 m2 , ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ 2025 Dec. 31 09 03.41 +15 43.5 09 06.19 +15 31.4 1.839 2.702 -0.92 + 7.7 . 17.3 15.3/301 144.8 12.1 288/1.17 83 .84 2026 Jan. 10 08 54.22 +17 00.0 08 57.03 +16 48.4 1.845 2.779 -1.05 + 8.0 . 17.3 17.0/298 157.5 7.8 287/0.75 60 .56 20 08 43.73 +18 19.0 08 46.56 +18 08.0 1.880 2.855 -1.07 + 7.5 . 17.2 16.9/297 170.4 3.3 284/0.31 176 .01 30 08 33.04 +19 33.9 08 35.91 +19 23.5 1.947 2.930 -0.98 + 6.6 . 17.3 15.3/296 176.6 1.1 116/0.11 36 .89 Feb. 9 08 23.26 +20 39.3 08 26.16 +20 29.5 2.044 3.005 -0.80 + 5.4 . 17.6 12.4/296 164.0 5.2 108/0.47 100 .55 19 08 15.23 +21 32.6 08 18.16 +21 23.2 2.170 3.078 -0.57 + 4.1 . 17.9 8.9/297 151.9 8.7 106/0.74 133 .03 Mar. 1 08 09.52 +22 12.7 08 12.46 +22 03.7 2.323 3.150 -0.32 + 2.8 . 18.2 5.3/302 140.4 11.6 105/0.92 8 .93 11 08 06.29 +22 40.7 08 09.25 +22 31.9 2.496 3.221 -0.08 + 1.7 . 18.4 2.0/328 129.5 13.8 104/1.02 136 .54 21 08 05.50 +22 57.9 08 08.46 +22 49.1 2.686 3.291 +0.14 + 0.8 . 18.7 2.1/ 69 119.3 15.3 104/1.05 94 .05 31 08 06.93 +23 05.7 08 09.89 +22 56.8 2.888 3.360 +0.34 0.0 . 18.9 4.6/ 90 109.7 16.3 103/1.04 46 .95 Apr. 10 08 10.29 +23 05.5 08 13.25 +22 56.4 3.098 3.428 +0.50 - 0.7 . 19.1 6.9/ 96 100.6 16.7 103/1.00 167 .52 20 08 15.29 +22 58.4 08 18.24 +22 49.0 3.312 3.495 +0.63 - 1.4 . 19.3 8.9/ 99 92.0 16.7 103/0.94 57 .09 30 08 21.63 +22 45.2 08 24.57 +22 35.4 3.527 3.561 +0.74 - 1.9 . 19.5 10.4/100 83.8 16.3 103/0.87 77 .97 May 10 08 29.05 +22 26.6 08 31.97 +22 16.4 3.738 3.626 +0.83 - 2.4 . 19.6 11.7/101 75.8 15.7 103/0.79 164 .49 20 08 37.33 +22 03.2 08 40.24 +21 52.5 3.945 3.690 +0.89 - 2.8 . 19.8 12.8/102 68.1 14.7 103/0.70 23 .15 30 08 46.28 +21 35.4 08 49.16 +21 24.3 4.144 3.753 +0.94 - 3.2 . 19.9 13.6/103 60.7 13.6 104/0.62 105 .98 June 9 08 55.72 +21 03.9 08 58.58 +20 52.2 4.332 3.815 +0.98 - 3.5 . 20.0 14.2/104 53.4 12.3 104/0.54 136 .44 19 09 05.52 +20 28.9 09 08.37 +20 16.7 4.509 3.876 +1.00 - 3.8 . 20.0 14.7/105 46.2 10.9 103/0.46 8 .20 29 09 15.58 +19 51.0 09 18.40 +19 38.3 4.672 3.937 +1.02 - 4.1 . 20.1 15.0/105 39.2 9.4 103/0.38 130 .99 July 9 09 25.77 +19 10.7 09 28.57 +18 57.6 4.819 3.996 +1.02 - 4.3 . 20.2 15.2/106 32.2 7.8 102/0.31 106 .37 19 09 36.03 +18 28.4 09 38.81 +18 14.8 4.950 4.054 +1.02 - 4.4 . 20.2 15.2/106 25.3 6.1 101/0.24 36 .26 29 09 46.28 +17 44.6 09 49.04 +17 30.6 5.063 4.112 +1.01 - 4.5 . 20.2 15.2/107 18.4 4.5 97/0.17 155 1.00 Aug. 8 09 56.44 +17 00.0 09 59.18 +16 45.6 5.157 4.169 +1.00 - 4.5 . 20.2 15.1/107 11.7 2.8 90/0.11 75 .29 18 10 06.47 +16 14.9 10 09.18 +16 00.2 5.231 4.225 +0.98 - 4.5 . 20.3 14.9/107 5.8 1.4 64/0.05 63 .30 28 10 16.29 +15 30.2 10 18.98 +15 15.1 5.284 4.280 +0.95 - 4.4 . 20.3 14.5/107 5.5 1.3 347/0.05 175 1.00 Sept. 7 10 25.85 +14 46.3 10 28.53 +14 30.9 5.317 4.334 +0.92 - 4.3 . 20.4 14.1/107 11.5 2.7 316/0.09 44 .21 17 10 35.09 +14 03.9 10 37.75 +13 48.3 5.329 4.388 +0.88 - 4.0 . 20.5 13.5/107 18.5 4.2 307/0.15 88 .33 27 10 43.93 +13 23.8 10 46.58 +13 08.0 5.320 4.440 +0.84 - 3.7 . 20.5 12.8/107 25.9 5.7 303/0.20 150 1.00 Oct. 7 10 52.32 +12 46.8 10 54.95 +12 30.8 5.291 4.492 +0.78 - 3.3 . 20.6 12.0/106 33.5 7.1 301/0.25 13 .15 17 11 00.17 +12 13.6 11 02.79 +11 57.4 5.243 4.543 +0.72 - 2.9 . 20.6 11.0/105 41.3 8.3 299/0.30 113 .34 27 11 07.38 +11 45.1 11 09.99 +11 28.8 5.177 4.593 +0.65 - 2.3 . 20.7 9.8/103 49.4 9.5 298/0.34 119 .99 Nov. 6 11 13.88 +11 22.3 11 16.48 +11 05.9 5.095 4.643 +0.57 - 1.6 . 20.7 8.5/101 57.8 10.4 297/0.38 21 .11 16 11 19.53 +11 05.9 11 22.13 +10 49.4 4.999 4.691 +0.47 - 0.9 . 20.7 7.0/ 97 66.4 11.1 296/0.42 140 .36 26 11 24.24 +10 57.0 11 26.83 +10 40.4 4.893 4.739 +0.36 - 0.1 . 20.7 5.4/ 91 75.3 11.6 295/0.44 85 .97 Dec. 6 11 27.88 +10 56.2 11 30.47 +10 39.6 4.779 4.787 +0.24 + 0.8 . 20.7 3.7/ 77 84.5 11.8 294/0.46 52 .09 16 11 30.32 +11 04.3 11 32.91 +10 47.7 4.662 4.833 +0.11 + 1.7 . 20.6 2.4/ 44 94.1 11.7 293/0.47 167 .38 26 11 31.47 +11 21.6 11 34.06 +11 05.0 4.546 4.879 -0.02 + 2.7 . 20.6 2.7/353 104.1 11.3 292/0.46 48 .94 2027 Jan. 5 11 31.24 +11 48.1 11 33.83 +11 31.5 4.436 4.924 -0.16 + 3.5 . 20.5 4.3/326 114.4 10.5 290/0.43 84 .07 15 11 29.59 +12 23.3 11 32.19 +12 06.8 4.338 4.968 -0.30 + 4.3 . 20.4 6.2/314 125.0 9.3 288/0.39 152 .41 25 11 26.56 +13 06.0 11 29.16 +12 49.4 4.258 5.012 -0.43 + 4.8 . 20.4 7.9/308 135.9 7.9 284/0.33 14 .91 Feb. 4 11 22.27 +13 54.1 11 24.87 +13 37.6 4.200 5.055 -0.53 + 5.1 . 20.3 9.3/303 146.9 6.1 279/0.26 119 .06 14 11 16.92 +14 45.1 11 19.53 +14 28.7 4.169 5.097 -0.61 + 5.1 . 20.3 10.2/300 157.7 4.2 268/0.17 113 .46 24 11 10.84 +15 35.9 11 13.47 +15 19.5 4.169 5.138 -0.64 + 4.8 . 20.2 10.4/297 167.3 2.4 236/0.09 34 .88 Mar. 6 11 04.42 +16 23.4 11 07.05 +16 07.2 4.200 5.179 -0.63 + 4.2 . 20.2 10.0/295 169.8 1.9 167/0.10 155 .05