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67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Basic Information of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.211474
Eccentricity 0.649733
Inclination (deg) 3.867500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 36.305400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 22.224800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.432389

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-04-09T07:25:06.240
Period (years) 6.432389

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 16:31:30.99 -23:48:54.5 6.399 28.94 99.0 HIP 81097 42.85
2025-11-22 16:32:20.99 -23:50:42.5 6.400 29.00 98.9 HIP 81097 33.72
2025-11-23 16:33:11.12 -23:52:30.0 6.401 29.06 98.9 HIP 81097 26.54
2025-11-24 16:34:01.38 -23:54:17.0 6.401 29.12 98.8 HIP 81097 23.26
2025-11-25 16:34:51.76 -23:56:03.5 6.402 29.17 98.7 HIP 81297 19.83
2025-11-26 16:35:42.25 -23:57:49.5 6.402 29.22 98.7 HIP 81297 8.16
2025-11-27 16:36:32.84 -23:59:34.9 6.402 29.27 98.6 HIP 81297 3.53
2025-11-28 16:37:23.53 -24:01:19.7 6.401 29.31 98.6 HIP 81297 15.24
2025-11-29 16:38:14.31 -24:03:04.0 6.401 29.35 98.5 HIP 81485 6.55
2025-11-30 16:39:05.17 -24:04:47.7 6.400 29.38 98.4 HIP 81485 7.86
2025-12-01 16:39:56.12 -24:06:30.8 6.399 29.41 98.4 HIP 81624 13.70
2025-12-02 16:40:47.13 -24:08:13.2 6.398 29.44 98.3 HIP 81624 15.93
2025-12-03 16:41:38.22 -24:09:55.0 6.396 29.46 98.3 HIP 81713 14.47
2025-12-04 16:42:29.36 -24:11:36.1 6.394 29.49 98.2 HIP 81713 19.02
2025-12-05 16:43:20.57 -24:13:16.6 6.392 29.50 98.1 HIP 81728 28.00
2025-12-06 16:44:11.82 -24:14:56.4 6.390 29.52 98.1 HIP 81728 37.80
2025-12-07 16:45:03.12 -24:16:35.5 6.388 29.52 98.1 HIP 82176 40.74