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C/2023 A2 (SWAN)

Basic Information of C/2023 A2 (SWAN)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.947257
Eccentricity 0.997998
Inclination (deg) 94.708100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 94.467700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 142.565400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10292.138580

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-01-20T09:09:12.960
Period (years) 10292.138580

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 06:59:20.52 -52:59:06.3 10.220 13.34 236.9 HIP 33559 10.85
2025-11-22 06:58:50.78 -53:02:00.9 10.223 13.39 238.1 HIP 33559 5.60
2025-11-23 06:58:20.52 -53:04:50.6 10.226 13.43 239.2 HIP 33559 1.48
2025-11-24 06:57:49.75 -53:07:35.2 10.229 13.47 240.4 HIP 33559 5.55
2025-11-25 06:57:18.48 -53:10:14.6 10.232 13.51 241.6 HIP 33559 10.86
2025-11-26 06:56:46.73 -53:12:48.8 10.235 13.56 242.7 HIP 33559 16.24
2025-11-27 06:56:14.50 -53:15:17.6 10.238 13.60 243.9 HIP 33559 21.66
2025-11-28 06:55:41.82 -53:17:41.1 10.241 13.64 245.0 HIP 33315 19.77
2025-11-29 06:55:08.68 -53:19:59.0 10.244 13.68 246.2 HIP 33315 18.36
2025-11-30 06:54:35.12 -53:22:11.4 10.247 13.73 247.3 HIP 33315 18.61
2025-12-01 06:54:01.13 -53:24:18.2 10.250 13.77 248.5 HIP 33315 20.48
2025-12-02 06:53:26.73 -53:26:19.3 10.254 13.81 249.6 HIP 33315 23.60
2025-12-03 06:52:51.94 -53:28:14.5 10.257 13.85 250.7 HIP 33307 27.56
2025-12-04 06:52:16.77 -53:30:04.0 10.261 13.89 251.8 HIP 32761 22.79
2025-12-05 06:51:41.23 -53:31:47.5 10.264 13.94 253.0 HIP 32761 17.24
2025-12-06 06:51:05.34 -53:33:25.1 10.268 13.98 254.1 HIP 32761 11.67
2025-12-07 06:50:29.11 -53:34:56.7 10.272 13.98 254.1 HIP 32761 6.10