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C/2006 HW51 (Siding Spring)

Basic Information of C/2006 HW51 (Siding Spring)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.294343
Eccentricity 1.000266
Inclination (deg) 45.649100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 228.261100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 359.959800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2006-09-22T10:59:22.560

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 01:05:50.12 +29:07:58.5 37.318 3.31 229.9 HIP 5212 35.40
2025-11-22 01:05:45.48 +29:07:07.3 37.331 3.28 229.4 HIP 5339 36.06
2025-11-23 01:05:40.92 +29:06:16.1 37.344 3.24 228.8 HIP 5339 36.63
2025-11-24 01:05:36.45 +29:05:24.8 37.357 3.21 228.3 HIP 5072 36.01
2025-11-25 01:05:32.07 +29:04:33.6 37.371 3.17 227.7 HIP 5072 34.92
2025-11-26 01:05:27.77 +29:03:42.3 37.384 3.14 227.1 HIP 5072 33.86
2025-11-27 01:05:23.56 +29:02:51.0 37.398 3.10 226.5 HIP 5072 32.81
2025-11-28 01:05:19.45 +29:01:59.8 37.412 3.06 225.9 HIP 5072 31.79
2025-11-29 01:05:15.42 +29:01:08.7 37.427 3.02 225.3 HIP 5072 30.78
2025-11-30 01:05:11.49 +29:00:17.6 37.441 2.99 224.6 HIP 5072 29.80
2025-12-01 01:05:07.66 +28:59:26.6 37.456 2.95 224.0 HIP 5072 28.83
2025-12-02 01:05:03.92 +28:58:35.7 37.471 2.91 223.3 HIP 5072 27.89
2025-12-03 01:05:00.27 +28:57:44.9 37.486 2.87 222.6 HIP 5072 26.97
2025-12-04 01:04:56.73 +28:56:54.2 37.502 2.82 221.9 HIP 5072 26.08
2025-12-05 01:04:53.28 +28:56:03.7 37.517 2.78 221.1 HIP 5072 25.20
2025-12-06 01:04:49.94 +28:55:13.4 37.533 2.74 220.3 HIP 5072 24.36
2025-12-07 01:04:46.69 +28:54:23.2 37.549 2.74 220.3 HIP 5072 23.53