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61P/Shajn-Schaldach

Basic Information of 61P/Shajn-Schaldach

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.130297
Eccentricity 0.422855
Inclination (deg) 5.995900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 162.957000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 221.717900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.091414

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-11-25T07:08:14.082
Period (years) 7.091414

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 13:20:10.90 -05:32:32.7 5.936 27.79 108.9 HIP 65148 14.41
2025-11-22 13:20:53.15 -05:36:09.2 5.926 27.61 108.9 HIP 65148 4.21
2025-11-23 13:21:35.15 -05:39:43.3 5.917 27.42 108.8 HIP 65148 8.60
2025-11-24 13:22:16.89 -05:43:15.1 5.907 27.22 108.7 HIP 65148 19.27
2025-11-25 13:22:58.36 -05:46:44.6 5.897 27.03 108.6 HIP 65265 26.26
2025-11-26 13:23:39.56 -05:50:11.5 5.886 26.83 108.5 HIP 65265 27.77
2025-11-27 13:24:20.47 -05:53:36.0 5.876 26.62 108.4 HIP 65265 32.91
2025-11-28 13:25:01.09 -05:56:58.0 5.865 26.41 108.4 HIP 65590 27.98
2025-11-29 13:25:41.42 -06:00:17.5 5.855 26.20 108.3 HIP 65590 18.47
2025-11-30 13:26:21.45 -06:03:34.4 5.844 25.98 108.2 HIP 65590 11.11
2025-12-01 13:27:01.17 -06:06:48.7 5.833 25.76 108.1 HIP 65590 11.13
2025-12-02 13:27:40.57 -06:10:00.3 5.821 25.53 108.0 HIP 65590 18.37
2025-12-03 13:28:19.66 -06:13:09.3 5.810 25.30 107.9 HIP 65772 19.11
2025-12-04 13:28:58.43 -06:16:15.6 5.798 25.07 107.8 HIP 65772 18.96
2025-12-05 13:29:36.86 -06:19:19.2 5.786 24.83 107.7 HIP 65892 15.05
2025-12-06 13:30:14.95 -06:22:20.0 5.775 24.59 107.6 HIP 65892 6.46
2025-12-07 13:30:52.70 -06:25:18.1 5.762 24.59 107.6 HIP 65892 7.31