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C/2015 P3 (SWAN)

Basic Information of C/2015 P3 (SWAN)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.731542
Eccentricity 0.997174
Inclination (deg) 58.131100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 88.285500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 133.163600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4164.862439

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-07-24T23:11:45.600
Period (years) 4164.862439

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 03:34:12.02 -35:25:09.4 25.091 5.63 267.9 HIP 16720 33.00
2025-11-22 03:34:00.99 -35:25:14.4 25.099 5.61 268.8 HIP 16442 32.40
2025-11-23 03:33:49.97 -35:25:17.2 25.108 5.60 269.7 HIP 16442 30.49
2025-11-24 03:33:38.98 -35:25:17.9 25.117 5.58 270.6 HIP 16442 28.65
2025-11-25 03:33:28.02 -35:25:16.5 25.126 5.57 271.5 HIP 16442 26.89
2025-11-26 03:33:17.09 -35:25:13.0 25.136 5.55 272.4 HIP 16442 25.24
2025-11-27 03:33:06.19 -35:25:07.4 25.145 5.54 273.3 HIP 16442 23.72
2025-11-28 03:32:55.34 -35:24:59.6 25.155 5.52 274.3 HIP 16442 22.34
2025-11-29 03:32:44.53 -35:24:49.7 25.165 5.50 275.2 HIP 16442 21.14
2025-11-30 03:32:33.77 -35:24:37.7 25.175 5.49 276.1 HIP 16442 20.15
2025-12-01 03:32:23.07 -35:24:23.7 25.185 5.47 277.1 HIP 16442 19.39
2025-12-02 03:32:12.42 -35:24:07.5 25.195 5.45 278.0 HIP 16442 18.89
2025-12-03 03:32:01.83 -35:23:49.2 25.206 5.43 279.0 HIP 16442 18.68
2025-12-04 03:31:51.30 -35:23:28.9 25.217 5.41 279.9 HIP 16442 18.75
2025-12-05 03:31:40.84 -35:23:06.5 25.227 5.39 280.9 HIP 16442 19.10
2025-12-06 03:31:30.44 -35:22:42.0 25.238 5.37 281.9 HIP 16442 19.72
2025-12-07 03:31:20.13 -35:22:15.5 25.250 5.37 281.9 HIP 16442 20.57