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73P-BY/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Basic Information of 73P-BY/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.970946
Eccentricity 0.680124
Inclination (deg) 11.199000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 199.461100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 69.774200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.288349

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-12-07T21:01:06.603
Period (years) 5.288349

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 07:15:31.93 +09:21:43.9 4.237 14.82 253.5 HIP 35101 8.14
2025-11-22 07:15:08.89 +09:20:02.9 4.224 15.31 254.5 HIP 35101 11.13
2025-11-23 07:14:44.97 +09:18:24.8 4.210 15.80 255.5 HIP 35101 15.98
2025-11-24 07:14:20.17 +09:16:49.6 4.196 16.29 256.4 HIP 35101 21.63
2025-11-25 07:13:54.51 +09:15:17.4 4.183 16.78 257.2 HIP 35101 27.73
2025-11-26 07:13:27.99 +09:13:48.1 4.170 17.26 258.0 HIP 35101 34.15
2025-11-27 07:13:00.63 +09:12:21.9 4.157 17.74 258.8 HIP 34672 33.87
2025-11-28 07:12:32.42 +09:10:58.8 4.144 18.22 259.5 HIP 34672 27.88
2025-11-29 07:12:03.40 +09:09:38.9 4.132 18.69 260.2 HIP 34672 22.33
2025-11-30 07:11:33.55 +09:08:22.1 4.120 19.16 260.8 HIP 34672 17.91
2025-12-01 07:11:02.91 +09:07:08.6 4.108 19.62 261.4 HIP 34672 15.86
2025-12-02 07:10:31.47 +09:05:58.3 4.096 20.08 262.0 HIP 34588 16.04
2025-12-03 07:09:59.26 +09:04:51.3 4.085 20.53 262.6 HIP 34588 13.83
2025-12-04 07:09:26.28 +09:03:47.7 4.073 20.97 263.1 HIP 34588 15.96
2025-12-05 07:08:52.55 +09:02:47.4 4.062 21.41 263.7 HIP 34588 21.36
2025-12-06 07:08:18.08 +09:01:50.6 4.052 21.84 264.2 HIP 34419 25.48
2025-12-07 07:07:42.88 +09:00:57.1 4.041 21.84 264.2 HIP 34419 25.29