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64P/Swift-Gehrels

Basic Information of 64P/Swift-Gehrels

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.387807
Eccentricity 0.688291
Inclination (deg) 8.954700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 299.763500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 97.342400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.394412

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-03-31T05:07:43.680
Period (years) 9.394412

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 15:57:22.40 -27:00:56.6 7.119 26.13 100.4 HIP 78191 8.07
2025-11-22 15:58:08.57 -27:02:49.0 7.116 26.17 100.4 HIP 78191 5.07
2025-11-23 15:58:54.82 -27:04:41.6 7.113 26.20 100.4 HIP 78316 8.19
2025-11-24 15:59:41.15 -27:06:34.3 7.110 26.23 100.4 HIP 78316 6.36
2025-11-25 16:00:27.54 -27:08:27.3 7.107 26.26 100.4 HIP 78465 9.90
2025-11-26 16:01:14.00 -27:10:20.3 7.104 26.29 100.4 HIP 78465 7.78
2025-11-27 16:02:00.52 -27:12:13.5 7.100 26.31 100.4 HIP 78504 7.01
2025-11-28 16:02:47.08 -27:14:06.7 7.096 26.32 100.4 HIP 78504 15.94
2025-11-29 16:03:33.69 -27:16:00.1 7.092 26.34 100.4 HIP 78696 24.89
2025-11-30 16:04:20.34 -27:17:53.4 7.087 26.35 100.4 HIP 78782 22.92
2025-12-01 16:05:07.01 -27:19:46.8 7.083 26.36 100.4 HIP 78827 22.75
2025-12-02 16:05:53.72 -27:21:40.3 7.078 26.36 100.4 HIP 78912 22.29
2025-12-03 16:06:40.44 -27:23:33.7 7.073 26.36 100.4 HIP 78963 19.00
2025-12-04 16:07:27.18 -27:25:27.1 7.067 26.36 100.4 HIP 78943 18.85
2025-12-05 16:08:13.93 -27:27:20.5 7.062 26.35 100.4 HIP 79049 16.55
2025-12-06 16:09:00.69 -27:29:13.8 7.056 26.35 100.4 HIP 79049 18.80
2025-12-07 16:09:47.44 -27:31:07.1 7.049 26.35 100.4 HIP 79185 22.60