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C/2011 Q4 (SWAN)

Basic Information of C/2011 Q4 (SWAN)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.121940
Eccentricity 0.973219
Inclination (deg) 147.723800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 252.183500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 2.036300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 271.152906

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-09-22T22:40:56.640
Period (years) 271.152906

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 05:45:55.79 +32:16:05.5 28.268 4.96 271.3 HIP 27163 6.10
2025-11-22 05:45:46.40 +32:16:08.0 28.264 5.00 271.1 HIP 27163 4.37
2025-11-23 05:45:36.94 +32:16:10.3 28.260 5.05 270.9 HIP 27163 2.98
2025-11-24 05:45:27.39 +32:16:12.1 28.256 5.09 270.7 HIP 27163 2.57
2025-11-25 05:45:17.77 +32:16:13.6 28.253 5.12 270.5 HIP 27163 3.54
2025-11-26 05:45:08.08 +32:16:14.6 28.249 5.16 270.3 HIP 27163 5.18
2025-11-27 05:44:58.31 +32:16:15.3 28.246 5.20 270.2 HIP 27163 7.05
2025-11-28 05:44:48.48 +32:16:15.6 28.244 5.23 270.0 HIP 27066 7.94
2025-11-29 05:44:38.59 +32:16:15.6 28.241 5.26 269.8 HIP 27066 6.71
2025-11-30 05:44:28.63 +32:16:15.1 28.239 5.29 269.6 HIP 27066 5.96
2025-12-01 05:44:18.62 +32:16:14.2 28.237 5.32 269.4 HIP 27066 5.91
2025-12-02 05:44:08.56 +32:16:13.0 28.236 5.35 269.3 HIP 27066 6.57
2025-12-03 05:43:58.44 +32:16:11.3 28.235 5.37 269.1 HIP 27066 7.79
2025-12-04 05:43:48.28 +32:16:09.3 28.234 5.39 268.9 HIP 27066 9.34
2025-12-05 05:43:38.07 +32:16:06.8 28.233 5.42 268.8 HIP 27066 11.10
2025-12-06 05:43:27.83 +32:16:04.0 28.233 5.44 268.6 HIP 27066 12.99
2025-12-07 05:43:17.54 +32:16:00.7 28.233 5.44 268.6 HIP 27066 14.96