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73P-BX/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Basic Information of 73P-BX/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.850050
Eccentricity 0.722804
Inclination (deg) 8.105700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 63.296400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 203.454500
Epoch 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.370148

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-01-11T09:21:03.227
Period (years) 5.370148

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 06:58:54.45 +27:49:13.0 4.378 16.93 285.9 HIP 33696 27.00
2025-11-22 06:58:24.99 +27:51:04.3 4.365 17.42 285.5 HIP 33662 29.60
2025-11-23 06:57:54.59 +27:52:55.9 4.353 17.91 285.1 HIP 33662 32.21
2025-11-24 06:57:23.28 +27:54:47.7 4.340 18.40 284.7 HIP 33364 33.55
2025-11-25 06:56:51.05 +27:56:39.7 4.328 18.88 284.4 HIP 33364 29.47
2025-11-26 06:56:17.92 +27:58:31.8 4.316 19.34 284.0 HIP 33364 26.84
2025-11-27 06:55:43.91 +28:00:23.8 4.304 19.81 283.7 HIP 33364 26.24
2025-11-28 06:55:09.02 +28:02:15.7 4.293 20.26 283.3 HIP 33129 26.40
2025-11-29 06:54:33.27 +28:04:07.4 4.282 20.70 283.0 HIP 33129 20.78
2025-11-30 06:53:56.68 +28:05:58.8 4.271 21.14 282.7 HIP 33129 17.24
2025-12-01 06:53:19.26 +28:07:49.8 4.260 21.57 282.4 HIP 33129 17.40
2025-12-02 06:52:41.03 +28:09:40.4 4.250 21.98 282.1 HIP 33129 21.38
2025-12-03 06:52:02.00 +28:11:30.3 4.240 22.39 281.8 HIP 33129 27.72
2025-12-04 06:51:22.20 +28:13:19.5 4.230 22.79 281.5 HIP 32737 22.96
2025-12-05 06:50:41.64 +28:15:08.0 4.220 23.17 281.2 HIP 32737 13.87
2025-12-06 06:50:00.34 +28:16:55.6 4.211 23.55 280.9 HIP 32737 4.72
2025-12-07 06:49:18.32 +28:18:42.3 4.202 23.55 280.9 HIP 32737 5.06