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73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Basic Information of 73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.972869
Eccentricity 0.685499
Inclination (deg) 11.228700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 199.483300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 69.619800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.440621

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-02-02T22:57:34.427
Period (years) 5.440621

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 07:04:48.31 +09:43:26.9 4.375 15.75 255.5 HIP 34215 34.63
2025-11-22 07:04:23.57 +09:41:51.9 4.362 16.21 256.3 HIP 33947 34.46
2025-11-23 07:03:58.00 +09:40:19.6 4.349 16.68 257.1 HIP 33947 31.28
2025-11-24 07:03:31.62 +09:38:50.0 4.336 17.14 257.8 HIP 33947 29.09
2025-11-25 07:03:04.42 +09:37:23.2 4.324 17.60 258.5 HIP 33947 28.24
2025-11-26 07:02:36.43 +09:35:59.2 4.311 18.06 259.2 HIP 33947 28.99
2025-11-27 07:02:07.64 +09:34:38.0 4.299 18.51 259.9 HIP 33947 31.35
2025-11-28 07:01:38.08 +09:33:19.8 4.287 18.95 260.5 HIP 33947 35.10
2025-11-29 07:01:07.76 +09:32:04.5 4.276 19.39 261.1 HIP 33627 29.22
2025-11-30 07:00:36.69 +09:30:52.1 4.265 19.82 261.6 HIP 33627 21.49
2025-12-01 07:00:04.88 +09:29:42.8 4.253 20.24 262.2 HIP 33627 13.61
2025-12-02 06:59:32.34 +09:28:36.5 4.243 20.66 262.7 HIP 33627 5.68
2025-12-03 06:58:59.10 +09:27:33.3 4.232 21.07 263.2 HIP 33627 3.32
2025-12-04 06:58:25.16 +09:26:33.1 4.222 21.48 263.7 HIP 33627 11.39
2025-12-05 06:57:50.54 +09:25:36.2 4.212 21.87 264.1 HIP 33627 19.92
2025-12-06 06:57:15.26 +09:24:42.3 4.202 22.26 264.6 HIP 33627 28.64
2025-12-07 06:56:39.33 +09:23:51.7 4.192 22.26 264.6 HIP 33259 26.46