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C/2015 C2 (SWAN)

Basic Information of C/2015 C2 (SWAN)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.704610
Eccentricity 0.997951
Inclination (deg) 94.796600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 49.111400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 333.891500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6376.909684

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-03-04T07:52:10.560
Period (years) 6376.909684

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 16:08:40.35 +22:51:36.5 27.139 5.46 102.9 HIP 79090 12.66
2025-11-22 16:08:49.58 +22:51:07.2 27.143 5.45 102.3 HIP 79090 12.39
2025-11-23 16:08:58.83 +22:50:39.4 27.146 5.44 101.6 HIP 79090 12.53
2025-11-24 16:09:08.08 +22:50:13.2 27.149 5.43 100.9 HIP 79090 13.06
2025-11-25 16:09:17.33 +22:49:48.5 27.151 5.42 100.2 HIP 79090 13.94
2025-11-26 16:09:26.59 +22:49:25.4 27.154 5.41 99.5 HIP 79090 15.10
2025-11-27 16:09:35.85 +22:49:03.8 27.156 5.39 98.9 HIP 79090 16.48
2025-11-28 16:09:45.10 +22:48:43.9 27.158 5.38 98.2 HIP 79090 18.03
2025-11-29 16:09:54.35 +22:48:25.5 27.160 5.37 97.5 HIP 79090 19.71
2025-11-30 16:10:03.58 +22:48:08.7 27.162 5.35 96.8 HIP 79090 21.48
2025-12-01 16:10:12.81 +22:47:53.4 27.163 5.34 96.1 HIP 79090 23.32
2025-12-02 16:10:22.02 +22:47:39.8 27.164 5.32 95.4 HIP 79090 25.22
2025-12-03 16:10:31.21 +22:47:27.7 27.166 5.31 94.7 HIP 79090 27.16
2025-12-04 16:10:40.39 +22:47:17.2 27.166 5.29 94.0 HIP 79090 29.12
2025-12-05 16:10:49.54 +22:47:08.3 27.167 5.27 93.3 HIP 79412 30.25
2025-12-06 16:10:58.68 +22:47:01.0 27.167 5.25 92.6 HIP 79412 28.85
2025-12-07 16:11:07.78 +22:46:55.3 27.168 5.25 92.6 HIP 79412 27.53