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C/2006 M4 (SWAN)

Basic Information of C/2006 M4 (SWAN)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.772809
Eccentricity 0.999513
Inclination (deg) 111.552600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 148.377300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 62.298500
Epoch 2020-05-31T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 63214.224565

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2006-09-29T11:36:05.760
Period (years) 63214.224565

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 21:44:41.78 -58:35:25.5 39.643 2.66 8.1 HIP 107581 26.15
2025-11-22 21:44:42.93 -58:34:22.3 39.659 2.68 9.4 HIP 107581 26.69
2025-11-23 21:44:44.27 -58:33:18.9 39.674 2.70 10.6 HIP 107581 27.25
2025-11-24 21:44:45.80 -58:32:15.3 39.690 2.71 11.9 HIP 107581 27.82
2025-11-25 21:44:47.51 -58:31:11.6 39.705 2.73 13.1 HIP 107581 28.41
2025-11-26 21:44:49.41 -58:30:07.7 39.721 2.75 14.3 HIP 107581 29.01
2025-11-27 21:44:51.49 -58:29:03.7 39.736 2.77 15.5 HIP 107581 29.63
2025-11-28 21:44:53.75 -58:27:59.6 39.751 2.79 16.6 HIP 107581 30.26
2025-11-29 21:44:56.19 -58:26:55.4 39.766 2.81 17.8 HIP 107523 30.12
2025-11-30 21:44:58.82 -58:25:51.1 39.781 2.83 18.9 HIP 107523 29.01
2025-12-01 21:45:01.62 -58:24:46.8 39.795 2.85 20.0 HIP 107523 27.88
2025-12-02 21:45:04.60 -58:23:42.5 39.810 2.87 21.1 HIP 107523 26.75
2025-12-03 21:45:07.76 -58:22:38.1 39.824 2.89 22.2 HIP 107523 25.61
2025-12-04 21:45:11.09 -58:21:33.8 39.839 2.92 23.2 HIP 107523 24.45
2025-12-05 21:45:14.59 -58:20:29.5 39.853 2.94 24.3 HIP 107523 23.29
2025-12-06 21:45:18.27 -58:19:25.3 39.867 2.96 25.3 HIP 107523 22.12
2025-12-07 21:45:22.11 -58:18:21.1 39.881 2.96 25.3 HIP 107523 20.94