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Comet 487P SidingSpring Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension2h 50.6m
Declination54° 7'
ConstellationPerseus
Distance from Earth1.122 AU
Last observed magnitude16.0
Date of last reported observation2024-Dec-07
Altitude-34.9°
Azimuth351° (N)
Angular separation from Sun132.4°
Ecliptic latitude19.9°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun1.928 AU
Perihelion1.815 AU
(2024-Oct-20)
Aphelion8.517 AU
Period11.7 years
Eccentricity0.648676
Inclination to ecliptic39.4°
Speed relative to Sun27.362 km/s

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