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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Basic Information of 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.796913
Eccentricity 0.043051
Inclination (deg) 9.355200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 312.401800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 51.919200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year
Period (years) 14.909462

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2034-03-26T02:34:51.906
Period (years) 14.909462

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 11:25:13.12 -01:22:26.3 6.643 17.51 122.5 HIP 55664 16.72
2025-11-22 11:25:36.77 -01:26:12.0 6.628 17.24 122.7 HIP 55664 20.58
2025-11-23 11:26:00.00 -01:29:55.4 6.613 16.96 122.9 HIP 55800 25.22
2025-11-24 11:26:22.77 -01:33:36.7 6.598 16.67 123.2 HIP 55941 24.23
2025-11-25 11:26:45.10 -01:37:15.8 6.583 16.39 123.5 HIP 55941 17.79
2025-11-26 11:27:06.99 -01:40:52.6 6.568 16.10 123.7 HIP 55941 11.73
2025-11-27 11:27:28.42 -01:44:27.0 6.552 15.80 124.0 HIP 55941 6.78
2025-11-28 11:27:49.38 -01:47:59.1 6.537 15.50 124.3 HIP 55941 6.09
2025-11-29 11:28:09.89 -01:51:28.8 6.521 15.20 124.6 HIP 55941 10.31
2025-11-30 11:28:29.92 -01:54:56.0 6.506 14.90 124.9 HIP 55941 15.78
2025-12-01 11:28:49.48 -01:58:20.8 6.490 14.60 125.3 HIP 55941 21.48
2025-12-02 11:29:08.55 -02:01:43.1 6.474 14.29 125.6 HIP 55941 27.17
2025-12-03 11:29:27.15 -02:05:02.8 6.458 13.98 126.0 HIP 55961 31.23
2025-12-04 11:29:45.25 -02:08:20.0 6.442 13.66 126.4 HIP 55961 32.27
2025-12-05 11:30:02.86 -02:11:34.5 6.427 13.35 126.8 HIP 55961 34.13
2025-12-06 11:30:19.97 -02:14:46.4 6.411 13.03 127.2 HIP 55961 36.61
2025-12-07 11:30:36.58 -02:17:55.6 6.395 13.03 127.2 HIP 56263 37.31