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73P-BW/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Basic Information of 73P-BW/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.000486
Eccentricity 0.782267
Inclination (deg) 11.603000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 198.727500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 67.330000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.849862

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-08-25T11:33:12.960
Period (years) 9.849862

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 04:59:26.48 +11:51:16.4 6.577 18.18 259.2 HIP 23045 36.51
2025-11-22 04:58:57.29 +11:49:54.7 6.575 18.29 259.5 HIP 23045 29.99
2025-11-23 04:58:27.90 +11:48:34.2 6.573 18.39 259.7 HIP 23045 23.90
2025-11-24 04:57:58.33 +11:47:15.0 6.572 18.48 259.9 HIP 23045 18.70
2025-11-25 04:57:28.60 +11:45:57.1 6.570 18.56 260.1 HIP 23045 15.41
2025-11-26 04:56:58.73 +11:44:40.5 6.570 18.63 260.3 HIP 23045 15.34
2025-11-27 04:56:28.72 +11:43:25.3 6.569 18.69 260.5 HIP 22875 18.35
2025-11-28 04:55:58.59 +11:42:11.4 6.569 18.74 260.7 HIP 22875 11.31
2025-11-29 04:55:28.37 +11:40:59.0 6.569 18.79 261.0 HIP 22875 5.53
2025-11-30 04:54:58.06 +11:39:48.0 6.569 18.82 261.2 HIP 22875 6.75
2025-12-01 04:54:27.68 +11:38:38.5 6.570 18.84 261.4 HIP 22875 13.17
2025-12-02 04:53:57.24 +11:37:30.5 6.571 18.86 261.6 HIP 22833 17.05
2025-12-03 04:53:26.77 +11:36:24.0 6.573 18.87 261.8 HIP 22712 21.30
2025-12-04 04:52:56.28 +11:35:19.1 6.574 18.86 262.0 HIP 22712 19.30
2025-12-05 04:52:25.77 +11:34:15.8 6.576 18.85 262.2 HIP 22712 20.16
2025-12-06 04:51:55.27 +11:33:14.0 6.579 18.83 262.4 HIP 22708 23.41
2025-12-07 04:51:24.79 +11:32:13.9 6.581 18.83 262.4 HIP 22550 28.31