240P/NEAT Orbit by S. Nakano NK 5494 (2025) Observed in 1st half of 2026
Equinox 2000.0 T/TT q (AU) e P Peri. Node Inc. Tail(AU) Epoch 2025 Dec. 19.92700 2.1214788 0.4508967 7.59 352.07009 74.90432 23.53126 0.200 2026 June 9.0 m1 = 8.5 + 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 03 16.04 +15 41.9 03 18.84 +15 52.8 1.333 2.123 +0.02 +15.1 12.4 15.1/ 1 132.3 20.0 73/2.57 7 .84 2026 Jan. 10 03 16.17 +18 13.2 03 19.02 +18 24.1 1.428 2.128 +0.37 +14.4 12.6 15.4/ 20 122.8 22.9 75/2.75 140 .56 20 03 19.84 +20 37.8 03 22.73 +20 48.5 1.536 2.136 +0.70 +13.6 12.7 16.8/ 35 114.1 24.9 76/2.80 101 .01 30 03 26.79 +22 54.5 03 29.72 +23 04.8 1.654 2.146 +0.99 +12.7 12.9 18.6/ 46 106.0 26.2 77/2.75 35 .89 Feb. 9 03 36.63 +25 02.5 03 39.62 +25 12.2 1.780 2.160 +1.24 +11.8 13.1 20.5/ 54 98.6 26.9 78/2.64 166 .55 19 03 49.01 +27 01.2 03 52.06 +27 10.2 1.909 2.176 +1.47 +10.8 13.3 22.2/ 60 91.7 27.0 78/2.49 73 .03 Mar. 1 04 03.61 +28 49.9 04 06.71 +28 58.0 2.042 2.194 +1.65 + 9.7 13.5 23.6/ 65 85.2 26.7 78/2.32 63 .93 11 04 20.10 +30 27.9 04 23.26 +30 34.8 2.176 2.215 +1.82 + 8.5 13.6 24.8/ 69 79.2 26.1 79/2.14 173 .54 21 04 38.22 +31 54.3 04 41.44 +32 00.0 2.309 2.239 +1.95 + 7.3 13.8 25.7/ 72 73.4 25.2 79/1.96 48 .05 31 04 57.72 +33 08.4 05 00.99 +33 12.8 2.441 2.264 +2.07 + 6.0 14.0 26.5/ 76 68.0 24.1 80/1.78 88 .95 Apr. 10 05 18.34 +34 09.7 05 21.65 +34 12.6 2.571 2.292 +2.15 + 4.6 14.2 27.0/ 79 62.7 22.9 80/1.61 154 .52 20 05 39.86 +34 57.5 05 43.20 +34 58.8 2.698 2.322 +2.22 + 3.2 14.3 27.4/ 82 57.7 21.4 81/1.45 23 .09 30 06 02.04 +35 31.6 06 05.40 +35 31.3 2.821 2.353 +2.26 + 1.9 14.5 27.6/ 84 52.8 19.9 81/1.30 109 .97 May 10 06 24.67 +35 51.9 06 28.03 +35 50.0 2.939 2.386 +2.29 + 0.5 14.6 27.8/ 87 48.1 18.4 81/1.15 134 .49 20 06 47.53 +35 58.8 06 50.88 +35 55.2 3.052 2.421 +2.29 - 0.8 14.8 27.8/ 90 43.5 16.7 81/1.02 9 .15 30 07 10.43 +35 52.6 07 13.76 +35 47.5 3.160 2.457 +2.27 - 2.0 14.9 27.8/ 92 39.0 15.1 80/0.89 128 .98 June 9 07 33.19 +35 34.2 07 36.48 +35 27.5 3.260 2.494 +2.24 - 3.1 15.0 27.7/ 95 34.7 13.4 79/0.77 114 .44 19 07 55.67 +35 04.5 07 58.91 +34 56.3 3.354 2.532 +2.20 - 4.1 15.2 27.5/ 97 30.5 11.8 77/0.66 29 .20 29 08 17.73 +34 24.7 08 20.92 +34 15.2 3.441 2.571 +2.15 - 5.0 15.3 27.2/ 99 26.5 10.2 73/0.56 146 .99 July 9 08 39.29 +33 36.1 08 42.42 +33 25.4 3.519 2.612 +2.09 - 5.7 15.4 27.0/101 22.8 8.7 67/0.47 91 .37 19 09 00.29 +32 40.1 09 03.35 +32 28.2 3.588 2.653 +2.03 - 6.3 15.5 26.6/102 19.6 7.4 58/0.39 51 .26 29 09 20.66 +31 38.0 09 23.66 +31 25.1 3.648 2.694 +1.97 - 6.7 15.6 26.2/104 17.2 6.4 46/0.33 161 1.00 Aug. 8 09 40.39 +30 31.4 09 43.32 +30 17.6 3.698 2.737 +1.90 - 7.0 15.7 25.8/105 15.9 5.8 30/0.30 67 .29 18 09 59.47 +29 21.6 10 02.34 +29 07.1 3.737 2.779 +1.84 - 7.2 15.8 25.2/105 16.2 5.8 13/0.30 71 .30 28 10 17.89 +28 10.3 10 20.70 +27 55.2 3.766 2.822 +1.77 - 7.2 15.9 24.7/106 18.0 6.4 357/0.32 162 1.00 Sept. 7 10 35.64 +26 58.7 10 38.40 +26 43.0 3.783 2.866 +1.71 - 7.1 16.0 24.0/106 21.1 7.3 344/0.37 43 .21 17 10 52.74 +25 48.2 10 55.46 +25 32.2 3.788 2.910 +1.64 - 6.8 16.0 23.3/106 25.1 8.4 335/0.42 90 .33 27 11 09.17 +24 40.3 11 11.84 +24 24.0 3.781 2.954 +1.57 - 6.4 16.1 22.5/106 29.8 9.7 328/0.49 145 1.00 Oct. 7 11 24.93 +23 36.3 11 27.56 +23 19.8 3.763 2.998 +1.50 - 5.9 16.1 21.6/105 34.9 11.0 323/0.55 23 .15 17 11 39.99 +22 37.7 11 42.59 +22 21.0 3.732 3.042 +1.43 - 5.2 16.2 20.6/104 40.4 12.3 318/0.62 109 .34 27 11 54.30 +21 45.7 11 56.87 +21 29.0 3.690 3.086 +1.35 - 4.4 16.2 19.4/102 46.2 13.4 315/0.68 122 .99 Nov. 6 12 07.84 +21 01.8 12 10.38 +20 45.1 3.636 3.130 +1.26 - 3.5 16.3 18.1/100 52.3 14.5 312/0.75 25 .11 16 12 20.51 +20 27.2 12 23.03 +20 10.5 3.572 3.174 +1.17 - 2.4 16.3 16.7/ 98 58.8 15.5 309/0.81 128 .36 26 12 32.22 +20 03.2 12 34.72 +19 46.7 3.498 3.218 +1.06 - 1.2 16.3 15.1/ 94 65.6 16.2 306/0.86 95 .97 Dec. 6 12 42.86 +19 51.0 12 45.34 +19 34.6 3.417 3.262 +0.94 + 0.1 16.3 13.3/ 89 72.7 16.8 303/0.91 46 .09 16 12 52.27 +19 51.7 12 54.74 +19 35.5 3.330 3.306 +0.80 + 1.4 16.3 11.4/ 82 80.1 17.1 299/0.95 145 .38 26 13 00.30 +20 05.9 13 02.75 +19 49.8 3.239 3.350 +0.64 + 2.8 16.3 9.5/ 72 87.8 17.1 296/0.97 66 .94 2027 Jan. 5 13 06.75 +20 33.9 13 09.19 +20 17.9 3.148 3.393 +0.47 + 4.2 16.3 7.8/ 57 95.9 16.8 292/0.98 70 .07 15 13 11.43 +21 15.5 13 13.85 +20 59.6 3.060 3.436 +0.27 + 5.4 16.3 6.6/ 35 104.2 16.1 288/0.97 149 .41 25 13 14.14 +22 09.2 13 16.55 +21 53.4 2.978 3.479 +0.06 + 6.4 16.3 6.4/ 7 112.8 15.1 283/0.93 41 .91 Feb. 4 13 14.74 +23 12.7 13 17.14 +22 56.9 2.906 3.522 -0.16 + 7.0 16.3 7.3/342 121.4 13.8 276/0.87 98 .06 14 13 13.14 +24 22.3 13 15.54 +24 06.4 2.849 3.564 -0.37 + 7.0 16.3 8.7/324 129.9 12.3 267/0.79 126 .46 24 13 09.41 +25 32.7 13 11.81 +25 16.8 2.811 3.606 -0.56 + 6.5 16.3 10.0/311 137.9 10.6 256/0.69 36 .88 Mar. 6 13 03.78 +26 38.1 13 06.18 +26 22.0 2.795 3.648 -0.71 + 5.4 16.4 11.0/300 144.5 9.1 240/0.59 127 .05