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205P/Giacobini

Basic Information of 205P/Giacobini

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.533759
Eccentricity 0.567143
Inclination (deg) 15.299600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 179.624600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 154.138700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.669895

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-09-13T09:32:49.920
Period (years) 6.669895

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 11:29:28.54 -01:02:51.2 5.800 17.56 112.3 HIP 56061 11.97
2025-11-22 11:29:54.54 -01:05:31.5 5.783 17.25 112.4 HIP 56061 16.43
2025-11-23 11:30:20.07 -01:08:09.0 5.767 16.93 112.4 HIP 56061 22.15
2025-11-24 11:30:45.12 -01:10:43.7 5.751 16.61 112.4 HIP 56061 28.28
2025-11-25 11:31:09.69 -01:13:15.5 5.734 16.28 112.4 HIP 56061 34.53
2025-11-26 11:31:33.78 -01:15:44.4 5.718 15.94 112.4 HIP 56263 31.87
2025-11-27 11:31:57.37 -01:18:10.4 5.701 15.61 112.4 HIP 56263 28.78
2025-11-28 11:32:20.45 -01:20:33.3 5.684 15.26 112.4 HIP 56263 26.89
2025-11-29 11:32:43.03 -01:22:53.1 5.667 14.92 112.4 HIP 56263 26.37
2025-11-30 11:33:05.09 -01:25:09.8 5.651 14.56 112.5 HIP 56263 27.21
2025-12-01 11:33:26.63 -01:27:23.3 5.634 14.21 112.5 HIP 56263 29.21
2025-12-02 11:33:47.65 -01:29:33.5 5.616 13.85 112.5 HIP 56263 32.07
2025-12-03 11:34:08.13 -01:31:40.5 5.599 13.48 112.5 HIP 56263 35.51
2025-12-04 11:34:28.07 -01:33:44.2 5.582 13.11 112.5 HIP 56263 39.33
2025-12-05 11:34:47.47 -01:35:44.4 5.565 12.74 112.5 HIP 56493 38.10
2025-12-06 11:35:06.31 -01:37:41.2 5.547 12.36 112.5 HIP 56691 36.20
2025-12-07 11:35:24.59 -01:39:34.5 5.530 12.36 112.5 HIP 56691 32.34