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73P-BV/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Basic Information of 73P-BV/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.974212
Eccentricity 0.690419
Inclination (deg) 11.245300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 69.475400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 199.383500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.582372

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-03-24T23:11:47.941
Period (years) 5.582372

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 07:02:10.06 +28:35:49.4 4.478 16.30 289.4 HIP 33923 19.23
2025-11-22 07:01:42.03 +28:37:59.1 4.466 16.78 288.9 HIP 33923 18.95
2025-11-23 07:01:13.08 +28:40:09.1 4.453 17.25 288.4 HIP 33923 20.95
2025-11-24 07:00:43.23 +28:42:19.3 4.441 17.71 287.9 HIP 33923 24.83
2025-11-25 07:00:12.47 +28:44:29.8 4.429 18.17 287.4 HIP 33662 29.34
2025-11-26 06:59:40.83 +28:46:40.3 4.417 18.62 287.0 HIP 33662 30.36
2025-11-27 06:59:08.31 +28:48:50.9 4.406 19.07 286.6 HIP 33662 33.03
2025-11-28 06:58:34.93 +28:51:01.3 4.395 19.50 286.2 HIP 33383 27.27
2025-11-29 06:58:00.70 +28:53:11.5 4.384 19.93 285.8 HIP 33383 19.47
2025-11-30 06:57:25.64 +28:55:21.5 4.373 20.35 285.4 HIP 33383 11.50
2025-12-01 06:56:49.76 +28:57:31.0 4.363 20.76 285.0 HIP 33383 3.38
2025-12-02 06:56:13.07 +28:59:40.1 4.352 21.17 284.7 HIP 33383 4.98
2025-12-03 06:55:35.60 +29:01:48.6 4.342 21.56 284.3 HIP 33325 4.23
2025-12-04 06:54:57.37 +29:03:56.3 4.333 21.94 284.0 HIP 33325 12.24
2025-12-05 06:54:18.38 +29:06:03.3 4.323 22.32 283.7 HIP 33325 20.91
2025-12-06 06:53:38.65 +29:08:09.4 4.314 22.68 283.3 HIP 33098 22.92
2025-12-07 06:52:58.20 +29:10:14.6 4.306 22.68 283.3 HIP 33098 22.56