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C/2021 S4 (Tsuchinshan)

Basic Information of C/2021 S4 (Tsuchinshan)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.693327
Eccentricity 0.956505
Inclination (deg) 17.481200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 5.441300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 73.078300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC184409, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1908.991794

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-01-03T23:06:00.000
Period (years) 1908.991794

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 09:31:48.01 +30:54:05.3 7.730 4.53 62.9 HIP 46868 25.47
2025-11-22 09:31:55.53 +30:54:54.8 7.718 4.31 60.0 HIP 46868 25.17
2025-11-23 09:32:02.49 +30:55:46.4 7.706 4.09 56.8 HIP 46868 25.09
2025-11-24 09:32:08.88 +30:56:40.3 7.694 3.89 53.2 HIP 46868 25.22
2025-11-25 09:32:14.69 +30:57:36.3 7.682 3.71 49.3 HIP 46868 25.54
2025-11-26 09:32:19.94 +30:58:34.4 7.671 3.55 45.0 HIP 46868 26.02
2025-11-27 09:32:24.62 +30:59:34.6 7.659 3.40 40.3 HIP 46868 26.64
2025-11-28 09:32:28.73 +31:00:36.8 7.648 3.28 35.3 HIP 46868 27.39
2025-11-29 09:32:32.27 +31:01:40.9 7.636 3.18 30.0 HIP 46868 28.24
2025-11-30 09:32:35.24 +31:02:47.1 7.625 3.11 24.4 HIP 46868 29.19
2025-12-01 09:32:37.65 +31:03:55.1 7.614 3.07 18.6 HIP 46868 30.20
2025-12-02 09:32:39.48 +31:05:05.0 7.603 3.06 12.8 HIP 46868 31.29
2025-12-03 09:32:40.75 +31:06:16.6 7.592 3.08 7.0 HIP 46868 32.43
2025-12-04 09:32:41.45 +31:07:30.1 7.581 3.13 1.3 HIP 46868 33.62
2025-12-05 09:32:41.59 +31:08:45.2 7.570 3.21 355.9 HIP 46604 33.82
2025-12-06 09:32:41.16 +31:10:02.0 7.560 3.31 350.8 HIP 46604 33.34
2025-12-07 09:32:40.17 +31:11:20.4 7.549 3.31 350.8 HIP 46604 32.78