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81P/Wild

Basic Information of 81P/Wild

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.595008
Eccentricity 0.537832
Inclination (deg) 3.238600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 136.104200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 41.544100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.411276

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-05-14T17:51:34.632
Period (years) 6.411276

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 22:55:01.18 -09:06:19.3 4.962 2.73 55.2 HIP 113026 23.76
2025-11-22 22:55:04.82 -09:05:41.9 4.979 3.21 57.1 HIP 113026 24.64
2025-11-23 22:55:09.19 -09:05:00.0 4.995 3.70 58.5 HIP 113026 25.73
2025-11-24 22:55:14.30 -09:04:13.6 5.012 4.18 59.5 HIP 113286 25.73
2025-11-25 22:55:20.13 -09:03:22.8 5.029 4.65 60.4 HIP 113286 24.14
2025-11-26 22:55:26.68 -09:02:27.5 5.046 5.13 61.0 HIP 113286 22.39
2025-11-27 22:55:33.95 -09:01:27.9 5.063 5.60 61.6 HIP 113286 20.49
2025-11-28 22:55:41.93 -09:00:24.0 5.079 6.07 62.1 HIP 113286 18.46
2025-11-29 22:55:50.61 -08:59:15.8 5.096 6.53 62.5 HIP 113286 16.33
2025-11-30 22:55:59.99 -08:58:03.4 5.113 6.99 62.8 HIP 113286 14.17
2025-12-01 22:56:10.06 -08:56:46.7 5.130 7.44 63.1 HIP 113286 12.06
2025-12-02 22:56:20.81 -08:55:25.9 5.147 7.89 63.4 HIP 113286 10.19
2025-12-03 22:56:32.24 -08:54:01.1 5.164 8.34 63.6 HIP 113286 8.92
2025-12-04 22:56:44.34 -08:52:32.2 5.181 8.78 63.8 HIP 113286 8.71
2025-12-05 22:56:57.11 -08:50:59.2 5.198 9.22 64.0 HIP 113286 9.80
2025-12-06 22:57:10.53 -08:49:22.3 5.215 9.65 64.2 HIP 113286 12.01
2025-12-07 22:57:24.60 -08:47:41.5 5.232 9.65 64.2 HIP 113286 14.96