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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 ascension22h 40.6m
Declination-13° 24'
ConstellationAquarius
Distance from Earth3.951 AU
Last observed magnitude20.5
Date of last reported observation2023-Aug-26
Altitude76.6°
Azimuth177° (S)
Angular separation from Sun83.7°
Ecliptic latitude-4.6°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun3.965 AU
Perihelion1.051 AU
(2022-Sep-13)
Aphelion5.126 AU
Period5.43 years
Eccentricity0.659834
Inclination to ecliptic9.2°
Speed relative to Sun12.658 km/s

Warning!
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