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37P/Forbes

Basic Information of 37P/Forbes

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.618163
Eccentricity 0.532545
Inclination (deg) 8.947800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 314.545500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 330.070900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.440561

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-10-11T04:50:09.600
Period (years) 6.440561

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 02:35:28.65 +28:08:58.6 2.585 29.91 244.0 HIP 11977 32.15
2025-11-22 02:34:39.93 +28:03:43.1 2.593 29.49 243.4 HIP 11801 33.21
2025-11-23 02:33:52.16 +27:58:25.8 2.602 29.05 242.9 HIP 11801 25.39
2025-11-24 02:33:05.36 +27:53:07.2 2.611 28.59 242.3 HIP 11801 21.66
2025-11-25 02:32:19.57 +27:47:47.7 2.621 28.12 241.7 HIP 11741 17.23
2025-11-26 02:31:34.83 +27:42:27.4 2.631 27.62 241.1 HIP 11741 8.32
2025-11-27 02:30:51.15 +27:37:06.8 2.640 27.11 240.5 HIP 11741 9.52
2025-11-28 02:30:08.58 +27:31:46.1 2.651 26.58 239.9 HIP 11741 18.65
2025-11-29 02:29:27.12 +27:26:25.8 2.661 26.04 239.3 HIP 11554 13.27
2025-11-30 02:28:46.82 +27:21:05.9 2.672 25.48 238.6 HIP 11554 5.59
2025-12-01 02:28:07.67 +27:15:47.0 2.683 24.91 237.9 HIP 11554 9.93
2025-12-02 02:27:29.72 +27:10:29.2 2.695 24.33 237.2 HIP 11415 10.94
2025-12-03 02:26:52.96 +27:05:12.8 2.706 23.74 236.5 HIP 11415 5.48
2025-12-04 02:26:17.42 +26:59:58.1 2.718 23.14 235.7 HIP 11415 11.13
2025-12-05 02:25:43.11 +26:54:45.3 2.730 22.53 235.0 HIP 11415 19.69
2025-12-06 02:25:10.04 +26:49:34.7 2.743 21.91 234.2 HIP 11126 27.72
2025-12-07 02:24:38.22 +26:44:26.5 2.755 21.91 234.2 HIP 11126 19.56