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C/2021 D1 (SWAN)

Basic Information of C/2021 D1 (SWAN)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.902361
Eccentricity 0.990973
Inclination (deg) 31.449100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 311.311200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 72.211100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 999.436743

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-02-27T17:15:30.240
Period (years) 999.436743

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 11:07:54.75 -17:11:31.6 15.124 6.03 150.8 HIP 54368 37.22
2025-11-22 11:07:59.69 -17:13:37.8 15.115 5.93 151.9 HIP 54368 35.41
2025-11-23 11:08:04.37 -17:15:43.3 15.106 5.83 153.0 HIP 54368 33.68
2025-11-24 11:08:08.80 -17:17:47.9 15.097 5.72 154.2 HIP 54368 32.02
2025-11-25 11:08:12.99 -17:19:51.5 15.088 5.62 155.4 HIP 54368 30.44
2025-11-26 11:08:16.91 -17:21:54.3 15.079 5.53 156.7 HIP 54368 28.94
2025-11-27 11:08:20.58 -17:23:56.0 15.070 5.43 158.0 HIP 54368 27.53
2025-11-28 11:08:23.99 -17:25:56.8 15.060 5.33 159.3 HIP 54368 26.21
2025-11-29 11:08:27.15 -17:27:56.5 15.051 5.24 160.8 HIP 54368 24.99
2025-11-30 11:08:30.04 -17:29:55.1 15.041 5.14 162.2 HIP 54368 23.87
2025-12-01 11:08:32.67 -17:31:52.7 15.032 5.05 163.8 HIP 54368 22.85
2025-12-02 11:08:35.04 -17:33:49.1 15.022 4.97 165.3 HIP 54368 21.95
2025-12-03 11:08:37.15 -17:35:44.4 15.012 4.88 167.0 HIP 54368 21.16
2025-12-04 11:08:39.00 -17:37:38.5 15.002 4.80 168.7 HIP 54368 20.49
2025-12-05 11:08:40.58 -17:39:31.4 14.992 4.72 170.5 HIP 54368 19.93
2025-12-06 11:08:41.89 -17:41:23.1 14.982 4.64 172.3 HIP 54368 19.50
2025-12-07 11:08:42.94 -17:43:13.5 14.972 4.64 172.3 HIP 54368 19.19