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109P/Swift-Tuttle

Basic Information of 109P/Swift-Tuttle

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.966273
Eccentricity 0.963111
Inclination (deg) 112.955100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 139.818100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 153.243700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 134.061614

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1992-12-21T01:02:03.840
Period (years) 134.061614

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 09:45:12.54 -19:27:23.0 42.652 1.73 191.6 HIP 47814 5.60
2025-11-22 09:45:11.95 -19:28:03.5 42.638 1.72 193.7 HIP 47814 5.53
2025-11-23 09:45:11.26 -19:28:43.6 42.625 1.71 195.7 HIP 47814 5.53
2025-11-24 09:45:10.47 -19:29:23.3 42.612 1.71 197.7 HIP 47814 5.58
2025-11-25 09:45:09.59 -19:30:02.4 42.598 1.71 199.8 HIP 47814 5.69
2025-11-26 09:45:08.60 -19:30:41.0 42.585 1.71 201.9 HIP 47814 5.86
2025-11-27 09:45:07.52 -19:31:19.1 42.571 1.71 203.9 HIP 47814 6.08
2025-11-28 09:45:06.34 -19:31:56.7 42.558 1.72 206.0 HIP 47814 6.34
2025-11-29 09:45:05.07 -19:32:33.7 42.545 1.72 208.0 HIP 47814 6.64
2025-11-30 09:45:03.69 -19:33:10.2 42.531 1.73 210.0 HIP 47814 6.98
2025-12-01 09:45:02.22 -19:33:46.1 42.518 1.74 212.1 HIP 47814 7.34
2025-12-02 09:45:00.66 -19:34:21.5 42.504 1.75 214.0 HIP 47814 7.74
2025-12-03 09:44:59.00 -19:34:56.2 42.491 1.76 216.0 HIP 47814 8.16
2025-12-04 09:44:57.24 -19:35:30.3 42.478 1.77 218.0 HIP 47814 8.60
2025-12-05 09:44:55.39 -19:36:03.9 42.464 1.79 219.9 HIP 47814 9.06
2025-12-06 09:44:53.44 -19:36:36.8 42.451 1.80 221.8 HIP 47814 9.53
2025-12-07 09:44:51.41 -19:37:09.0 42.438 1.80 221.8 HIP 47814 10.03