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C/2015 F5 (SWAN-Xingming)

Basic Information of C/2015 F5 (SWAN-Xingming)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.347499
Eccentricity 0.977754
Inclination (deg) 149.217300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 287.748300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 13.399500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 61.737983

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-03-30T13:36:37.440
Period (years) 61.737983

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 07:03:42.72 +19:44:34.3 21.009 5.30 272.1 HIP 34172 22.24
2025-11-22 07:03:33.72 +19:44:38.8 20.999 5.39 272.2 HIP 34172 24.29
2025-11-23 07:03:24.55 +19:44:43.7 20.990 5.49 272.3 HIP 34172 26.39
2025-11-24 07:03:15.23 +19:44:48.9 20.981 5.58 272.4 HIP 33861 27.94
2025-11-25 07:03:05.76 +19:44:54.4 20.972 5.66 272.5 HIP 33861 26.24
2025-11-26 07:02:56.15 +19:45:00.2 20.963 5.75 272.5 HIP 33861 24.61
2025-11-27 07:02:46.38 +19:45:06.3 20.955 5.83 272.6 HIP 33861 23.06
2025-11-28 07:02:36.48 +19:45:12.7 20.947 5.92 272.7 HIP 33861 21.61
2025-11-29 07:02:26.43 +19:45:19.4 20.939 6.00 272.8 HIP 33861 20.32
2025-11-30 07:02:16.25 +19:45:26.3 20.931 6.07 272.9 HIP 33861 19.21
2025-12-01 07:02:05.94 +19:45:33.6 20.924 6.15 272.9 HIP 33861 18.33
2025-12-02 07:01:55.50 +19:45:41.1 20.917 6.22 273.0 HIP 33861 17.74
2025-12-03 07:01:44.93 +19:45:48.9 20.910 6.30 273.1 HIP 33861 17.48
2025-12-04 07:01:34.24 +19:45:57.0 20.903 6.37 273.1 HIP 33861 17.56
2025-12-05 07:01:23.42 +19:46:05.3 20.897 6.44 273.2 HIP 33861 18.01
2025-12-06 07:01:12.50 +19:46:13.8 20.890 6.50 273.2 HIP 33861 18.80
2025-12-07 07:01:01.46 +19:46:22.7 20.885 6.50 273.2 HIP 33861 19.90