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73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Basic Information of 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.893634
Eccentricity 0.706972
Inclination (deg) 6.396800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 54.166100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 212.995800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.325690

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-12-19T09:57:01.440
Period (years) 5.325690

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 07:08:22.45 +27:37:58.1 4.297 15.92 287.0 HIP 34522 11.03
2025-11-22 07:07:54.94 +27:39:49.7 4.283 16.44 286.5 HIP 34522 17.32
2025-11-23 07:07:26.46 +27:41:41.9 4.270 16.96 286.1 HIP 34522 23.86
2025-11-24 07:06:57.02 +27:43:34.7 4.257 17.47 285.7 HIP 34222 22.56
2025-11-25 07:06:26.62 +27:45:28.0 4.245 17.97 285.3 HIP 34222 19.81
2025-11-26 07:05:55.27 +27:47:21.6 4.232 18.46 284.9 HIP 34222 19.31
2025-11-27 07:05:23.00 +27:49:15.6 4.220 18.95 284.6 HIP 34222 21.43
2025-11-28 07:04:49.80 +27:51:09.7 4.208 19.43 284.2 HIP 34222 25.68
2025-11-29 07:04:15.70 +27:53:04.0 4.196 19.91 283.9 HIP 33915 27.27
2025-11-30 07:03:40.70 +27:54:58.3 4.184 20.37 283.5 HIP 33915 20.83
2025-12-01 07:03:04.83 +27:56:52.5 4.173 20.83 283.2 HIP 33915 15.72
2025-12-02 07:02:28.09 +27:58:46.6 4.162 21.28 282.9 HIP 33915 13.87
2025-12-03 07:01:50.50 +28:00:40.4 4.151 21.72 282.6 HIP 33915 16.70
2025-12-04 07:01:12.08 +28:02:33.7 4.141 22.15 282.3 HIP 33915 22.71
2025-12-05 07:00:32.84 +28:04:26.7 4.131 22.57 282.0 HIP 33662 17.45
2025-12-06 06:59:52.80 +28:06:19.0 4.121 22.98 281.7 HIP 33662 10.77
2025-12-07 06:59:11.97 +28:08:10.7 4.111 22.98 281.7 HIP 33662 9.60