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Comet 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 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 ascension1h 39.4m
Declination-0° 15'
ConstellationCetus
Distance from Earth4.435 AU
Last observed magnitude20.5
Date of last reported observation2023-Aug-26
Altitude-86.1°
Azimuth94° (E)
Angular separation from Sun118.2°
Ecliptic latitude-8.8°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun4.976 AU
Perihelion1.050 AU
(2028-Feb-15)
Aphelion5.125 AU
Period5.43 years
Eccentricity0.659796
Inclination to ecliptic9.2°
Speed relative to Sun8.321 km/s

Warning!
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