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31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Basic Information of 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.411077
Eccentricity 0.193592
Inclination (deg) 4.549800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 114.113500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 17.974000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.699715

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-03-18T23:57:50.400
Period (years) 8.699715

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 00:24:48.04 -03:03:06.2 3.809 6.22 269.3 HIP 1873 17.04
2025-11-22 00:24:38.07 -03:03:08.0 3.821 5.69 271.8 HIP 1873 14.55
2025-11-23 00:24:28.95 -03:03:03.7 3.832 5.17 274.8 HIP 1873 12.27
2025-11-24 00:24:20.69 -03:02:53.3 3.844 4.67 278.4 HIP 1873 10.22
2025-11-25 00:24:13.29 -03:02:36.9 3.856 4.18 282.9 HIP 1873 8.40
2025-11-26 00:24:06.76 -03:02:14.4 3.868 3.73 288.6 HIP 1873 6.84
2025-11-27 00:24:01.10 -03:01:45.8 3.880 3.32 295.6 HIP 1873 5.58
2025-11-28 00:23:56.30 -03:01:11.3 3.892 2.98 304.5 HIP 1873 4.70
2025-11-29 00:23:52.37 -03:00:30.9 3.905 2.72 315.4 HIP 1873 4.31
2025-11-30 00:23:49.31 -02:59:44.5 3.917 2.57 327.9 HIP 1873 4.42
2025-12-01 00:23:47.12 -02:58:52.2 3.930 2.56 341.2 HIP 1873 4.95
2025-12-02 00:23:45.80 -02:57:54.1 3.943 2.68 353.9 HIP 1873 5.76
2025-12-03 00:23:45.34 -02:56:50.2 3.956 2.91 5.0 HIP 1873 6.77
2025-12-04 00:23:45.75 -02:55:40.6 3.969 3.24 14.2 HIP 1873 7.93
2025-12-05 00:23:47.02 -02:54:25.2 3.982 3.63 21.5 HIP 1873 9.22
2025-12-06 00:23:49.15 -02:53:04.2 3.995 4.06 27.3 HIP 1873 10.66
2025-12-07 00:23:52.13 -02:51:37.6 4.008 4.06 27.3 HIP 1873 12.23