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C/2002 O6 (SWAN)

Basic Information of C/2002 O6 (SWAN)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.494649
Eccentricity 0.998608
Inclination (deg) 58.624700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 330.952000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 78.748000
Epoch 2002-09-09T10:46:42.240
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6698.643266

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2002-09-09T10:46:42.240
Period (years) 6698.643266

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 11:27:08.71 -54:12:20.7 45.147 3.14 159.1 HIP 55782 12.73
2025-11-22 11:27:11.78 -54:13:31.1 45.144 3.13 160.0 HIP 55782 12.82
2025-11-23 11:27:14.71 -54:14:41.8 45.140 3.12 160.9 HIP 55782 13.02
2025-11-24 11:27:17.51 -54:15:52.5 45.137 3.11 161.8 HIP 56007 13.29
2025-11-25 11:27:20.18 -54:17:03.4 45.134 3.10 162.7 HIP 56007 13.50
2025-11-26 11:27:22.71 -54:18:14.4 45.130 3.09 163.6 HIP 56007 13.84
2025-11-27 11:27:25.10 -54:19:25.5 45.126 3.08 164.5 HIP 56007 14.29
2025-11-28 11:27:27.36 -54:20:36.7 45.122 3.06 165.4 HIP 56007 14.85
2025-11-29 11:27:29.47 -54:21:47.8 45.118 3.05 166.4 HIP 56007 15.50
2025-11-30 11:27:31.45 -54:22:59.0 45.114 3.04 167.3 HIP 56007 16.23
2025-12-01 11:27:33.29 -54:24:10.2 45.110 3.03 168.2 HIP 56007 17.02
2025-12-02 11:27:34.99 -54:25:21.4 45.105 3.02 169.2 HIP 56007 17.88
2025-12-03 11:27:36.54 -54:26:32.5 45.101 3.01 170.2 HIP 56007 18.79
2025-12-04 11:27:37.96 -54:27:43.5 45.096 2.99 171.1 HIP 55782 19.72
2025-12-05 11:27:39.23 -54:28:54.5 45.091 2.98 172.1 HIP 55782 20.56
2025-12-06 11:27:40.36 -54:30:05.4 45.086 2.97 173.1 HIP 55782 21.42
2025-12-07 11:27:41.34 -54:31:16.2 45.081 2.97 173.1 HIP 55782 22.28