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41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

Basic Information of 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.050484
Eccentricity 0.659773
Inclination (deg) 9.216500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 140.975500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 62.206400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.425390

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-02-15T21:28:13.440
Period (years) 5.425390

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 01:49:36.73 +00:02:37.8 4.159 20.91 257.0 HIP 8596 28.08
2025-11-22 01:49:04.12 +00:00:44.9 4.167 20.50 257.4 HIP 8341 23.67
2025-11-23 01:48:32.11 -00:01:02.4 4.175 20.07 257.8 HIP 8341 17.46
2025-11-24 01:48:00.72 -00:02:44.1 4.183 19.64 258.2 HIP 8341 13.56
2025-11-25 01:47:29.95 -00:04:20.2 4.192 19.20 258.7 HIP 8341 13.73
2025-11-26 01:46:59.83 -00:05:50.6 4.201 18.75 259.2 HIP 8274 13.72
2025-11-27 01:46:30.37 -00:07:15.3 4.210 18.29 259.6 HIP 8274 14.11
2025-11-28 01:46:01.58 -00:08:34.2 4.219 17.83 260.1 HIP 8274 17.79
2025-11-29 01:45:33.47 -00:09:47.5 4.229 17.36 260.7 HIP 8274 23.07
2025-11-30 01:45:06.07 -00:10:55.0 4.239 16.88 261.2 HIP 8098 16.55
2025-12-01 01:44:39.37 -00:11:56.8 4.249 16.40 261.8 HIP 8098 10.03
2025-12-02 01:44:13.40 -00:12:52.8 4.259 15.92 262.4 HIP 8098 4.35
2025-12-03 01:43:48.15 -00:13:43.1 4.270 15.43 263.1 HIP 8098 4.64
2025-12-04 01:43:23.64 -00:14:27.7 4.280 14.94 263.8 HIP 8098 10.05
2025-12-05 01:42:59.88 -00:15:06.5 4.291 14.44 264.5 HIP 8098 15.81
2025-12-06 01:42:36.88 -00:15:39.7 4.302 13.95 265.3 HIP 8098 21.48
2025-12-07 01:42:14.64 -00:16:07.2 4.314 13.95 265.3 HIP 7880 19.38