502P/NEAT Orbit by S. Nakano CBET 5547 (2025) Observed in 2nd half of 2025
Equinox 2000.0 T/TT q (AU) e P Peri. Node Inc. Tail(AU) Epoch 2025 Aug. 4.76130 4.2291565 0.4708777 22.6 37.70597 264.47577 11.39874 0.200 2026 June 9.0 m1 = 9.5 + 5 log Delta + 10.0 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 , ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ 2025 Dec. 31 20 54.25 -08 56.2 20 56.94 -08 44.6 5.073 4.313 +1.08 + 4.8 19.4 16.7/ 74 35.8 7.7 62/0.29 97 .84 2026 Jan. 10 21 05.05 -08 09.1 21 07.72 -07 57.0 5.162 4.325 +1.09 + 5.2 19.4 17.1/ 72 28.7 6.3 58/0.23 125 .56 20 21 16.01 -07 17.4 21 18.67 -07 04.8 5.235 4.337 +1.10 + 5.6 19.5 17.4/ 71 21.8 4.8 51/0.18 12 .01 30 21 27.04 -06 21.5 21 29.68 -06 08.3 5.292 4.350 +1.10 + 6.0 19.5 17.5/ 70 15.4 3.4 40/0.13 126 .89 Feb. 9 21 38.06 -05 21.7 21 40.68 -05 08.1 5.331 4.363 +1.09 + 6.4 19.5 17.5/ 69 10.1 2.3 16/0.08 102 .55 19 21 48.97 -04 18.6 21 51.58 -04 04.5 5.353 4.378 +1.07 + 6.6 19.6 17.4/ 68 8.5 1.9 331/0.07 21 .03 Mar. 1 21 59.71 -03 12.8 22 02.30 -02 58.3 5.357 4.393 +1.05 + 6.8 19.6 17.1/ 67 12.0 2.7 294/0.10 155 .93 11 22 10.21 -02 04.9 22 12.79 -01 50.0 5.344 4.408 +1.02 + 7.0 19.6 16.8/ 65 17.8 3.9 277/0.14 80 .54 21 22 20.39 -00 55.3 22 22.96 -00 40.1 5.313 4.424 +0.98 + 7.1 19.6 16.3/ 64 24.3 5.3 269/0.19 48 .05 31 22 30.18 +00 15.2 22 32.74 +00 30.7 5.266 4.441 +0.93 + 7.1 19.6 15.7/ 63 31.1 6.7 263/0.24 170 .95 Apr. 10 22 39.53 +01 25.9 22 42.08 +01 41.7 5.204 4.458 +0.88 + 7.1 19.6 15.0/ 62 38.1 8.0 260/0.29 57 .52 20 22 48.35 +02 36.4 22 50.89 +02 52.3 5.127 4.476 +0.82 + 7.0 19.6 14.1/ 60 45.2 9.2 257/0.34 79 .09 30 22 56.56 +03 45.7 22 59.10 +04 01.8 5.038 4.495 +0.75 + 6.8 19.5 13.1/ 59 52.4 10.2 255/0.39 147 .97 May 10 23 04.08 +04 53.3 23 06.62 +05 09.5 4.937 4.514 +0.68 + 6.5 19.5 12.0/ 57 59.8 11.1 253/0.43 31 .49 20 23 10.84 +05 58.3 23 13.37 +06 14.7 4.827 4.533 +0.59 + 6.2 19.5 10.7/ 55 67.3 11.9 251/0.47 110 .15 30 23 16.72 +07 00.0 23 19.25 +07 16.4 4.710 4.554 +0.49 + 5.8 19.4 9.3/ 52 75.0 12.4 249/0.50 121 .98 June 9 23 21.64 +07 57.4 23 24.18 +08 13.9 4.587 4.574 +0.39 + 5.2 19.4 7.8/ 48 82.9 12.7 248/0.53 9 .44 19 23 25.50 +08 49.7 23 28.04 +09 06.2 4.463 4.596 +0.27 + 4.6 19.4 6.1/ 41 91.1 12.8 246/0.54 143 .20 29 23 28.21 +09 35.8 23 30.75 +09 52.3 4.340 4.617 +0.15 + 3.9 19.3 4.5/ 30 99.5 12.5 244/0.55 92 .99 July 9 23 29.71 +10 14.6 23 32.25 +10 31.1 4.221 4.639 +0.02 + 3.0 19.3 3.1/ 7 108.1 12.0 242/0.54 34 .37 19 23 29.95 +10 45.0 23 32.49 +11 01.5 4.110 4.662 -0.10 + 2.1 19.3 2.6/325 117.1 11.2 239/0.52 169 .26 29 23 28.94 +11 06.0 23 31.47 +11 22.5 4.011 4.685 -0.22 + 1.1 19.2 3.4/289 126.3 10.1 236/0.48 61 1.00 Aug. 8 23 26.76 +11 16.8 23 29.29 +11 33.3 3.929 4.709 -0.32 0.0 19.2 4.7/270 135.8 8.6 232/0.42 72 .29 18 23 23.55 +11 17.0 23 26.07 +11 33.5 3.866 4.733 -0.40 - 1.0 19.2 6.0/260 145.2 7.0 225/0.34 145 .30 28 23 19.55 +11 06.7 23 22.07 +11 23.2 3.826 4.757 -0.45 - 2.0 19.2 6.9/253 154.4 5.3 214/0.26 27 1.00 Sept. 7 23 15.08 +10 46.9 23 17.60 +11 03.3 3.812 4.782 -0.46 - 2.8 19.2 7.3/248 162.2 3.7 193/0.18 113 .21 17 23 10.49 +10 19.0 23 13.01 +10 35.4 3.827 4.807 -0.43 - 3.3 19.2 7.2/242 165.6 3.0 155/0.15 111 .33 27 23 06.17 +09 45.7 23 08.69 +10 01.9 3.870 4.833 -0.37 - 3.6 19.3 6.6/237 161.8 3.7 117/0.18 19 1.00 Oct. 7 23 02.46 +09 09.4 23 04.98 +09 25.6 3.941 4.858 -0.28 - 3.6 19.3 5.5/229 153.8 5.2 97/0.25 153 .15 17 22 59.66 +08 33.2 23 02.17 +08 49.3 4.039 4.885 -0.17 - 3.4 19.4 4.2/217 144.5 6.8 87/0.32 77 .34 27 22 57.96 +07 59.6 23 00.48 +08 15.7 4.161 4.911 -0.05 - 2.9 19.5 3.0/194 134.7 8.3 80/0.38 55 .99 Nov. 6 22 57.49 +07 30.8 23 00.01 +07 46.9 4.303 4.938 +0.08 - 2.2 19.6 2.5/152 125.0 9.5 76/0.42 162 .11 16 22 58.27 +07 08.5 23 00.80 +07 24.6 4.461 4.966 +0.20 - 1.5 19.7 3.4/116 115.4 10.4 73/0.44 44 .36 26 23 00.30 +06 53.6 23 02.82 +07 09.7 4.631 4.993 +0.32 - 0.7 19.8 4.8/ 98 105.9 11.0 70/0.45 92 .97 Dec. 6 23 03.47 +06 46.6 23 06.00 +07 02.8 4.809 5.021 +0.42 + 0.1 19.9 6.3/ 89 96.7 11.2 68/0.45 131 .09 16 23 07.71 +06 47.7 23 10.24 +07 04.0 4.991 5.049 +0.52 + 0.9 20.0 7.8/ 83 87.8 11.2 66/0.43 15 .38 26 23 12.88 +06 56.7 23 15.42 +07 13.0 5.172 5.077 +0.60 + 1.6 20.1 9.1/ 79 79.0 11.0 64/0.41 127 .94 2027 Jan. 5 23 18.87 +07 13.0 23 21.41 +07 29.4 5.350 5.106 +0.67 + 2.3 20.2 10.2/ 77 70.5 10.5 63/0.38 102 .07 15 23 25.55 +07 36.2 23 28.09 +07 52.7 5.521 5.135 +0.73 + 2.9 20.3 11.2/ 75 62.1 9.7 61/0.34 19 .41 25 23 32.81 +08 05.4 23 35.36 +08 22.0 5.681 5.164 +0.77 + 3.5 20.4 12.0/ 73 54.0 8.9 59/0.30 159 .91 Feb. 4 23 40.54 +08 40.1 23 43.09 +08 56.8 5.830 5.194 +0.81 + 3.9 20.5 12.6/ 72 46.0 7.8 57/0.26 75 .06 14 23 48.63 +09 19.5 23 51.18 +09 36.1 5.963 5.223 +0.84 + 4.3 20.6 13.1/ 71 38.2 6.7 54/0.22 48 .46 24 23 56.99 +10 02.7 23 59.55 +10 19.4 6.080 5.253 +0.86 + 4.6 20.6 13.4/ 70 30.7 5.5 50/0.18 168 .88 Mar. 6 00 05.54 +10 49.1 00 08.11 +11 05.8 6.179 5.283 +0.87 + 4.9 20.7 13.6/ 69 23.4 4.3 44/0.14 49 .05