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71P/Clark

Basic Information of 71P/Clark

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.643561
Eccentricity 0.483581
Inclination (deg) 9.223300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 59.021900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 210.710400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.677739

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-09-22T14:23:42.720
Period (years) 5.677739

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 06:31:58.11 +28:55:38.4 3.908 18.62 285.2 HIP 31117 4.49
2025-11-22 06:31:25.25 +28:57:35.3 3.898 19.10 284.7 HIP 31117 4.77
2025-11-23 06:30:51.46 +28:59:31.6 3.889 19.57 284.3 HIP 31117 11.88
2025-11-24 06:30:16.76 +29:01:27.1 3.880 20.02 283.8 HIP 30943 16.73
2025-11-25 06:29:41.18 +29:03:21.7 3.871 20.47 283.4 HIP 30943 16.52
2025-11-26 06:29:04.72 +29:05:15.4 3.862 20.91 283.0 HIP 30835 12.56
2025-11-27 06:28:27.40 +29:07:08.0 3.853 21.33 282.6 HIP 30779 9.13
2025-11-28 06:27:49.26 +29:08:59.4 3.845 21.75 282.2 HIP 30779 6.26
2025-11-29 06:27:10.31 +29:10:49.6 3.837 22.15 281.9 HIP 30779 12.03
2025-11-30 06:26:30.57 +29:12:38.5 3.830 22.54 281.5 HIP 30779 20.21
2025-12-01 06:25:50.08 +29:14:25.9 3.822 22.92 281.1 HIP 30561 20.45
2025-12-02 06:25:08.84 +29:16:11.7 3.815 23.28 280.8 HIP 30561 18.51
2025-12-03 06:24:26.88 +29:17:56.0 3.808 23.63 280.5 HIP 30561 20.97
2025-12-04 06:23:44.24 +29:19:38.4 3.802 23.97 280.1 HIP 30561 26.77
2025-12-05 06:23:00.92 +29:21:19.1 3.796 24.29 279.8 HIP 30188 25.47
2025-12-06 06:22:16.97 +29:22:57.9 3.790 24.60 279.5 HIP 30188 15.89
2025-12-07 06:21:32.40 +29:24:34.6 3.784 24.60 279.5 HIP 30188 6.57