Comet 66P/du Toit
Comet 66P/du Toit Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 66P/du Toit at epoch 25 October 2014 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456956.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.78656506 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 18.66892371° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.28544866 AU 192,300,382 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
10.75989532 AU 1,609,657,433 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
6.02267199 AU 900,978,907 km |
| Orbital period | period |
14.7800 years 5,398.6136 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2018-May-20 11:42:13 2,458,258.9877 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2033-Mar-01 02:25 2,463,657.6012 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 257.34255024456° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 22.000899316033° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 273.14519014561° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.06668379°/day |
Visualization of Comet 66P/du Toit Orbit
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Comet 66P/du Toit 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 66P/du Toit computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 66P/du Toit in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 May 17 | 02h 39m 28s | +20° 51’ 57” | 23.43 | Aries |
| 2019 May 18 | 02h 40m 28s | +20° 58’ 14” | 23.44 | Aries |
| 2019 May 19 | 02h 41m 29s | +21° 04’ 28” | 23.45 | Aries |
| 2019 May 20 | 02h 42m 29s | +21° 10’ 42” | 23.45 | Aries |
| 2019 May 21 | 02h 43m 30s | +21° 16’ 54” | 23.46 | Aries |
| 2019 May 22 | 02h 44m 30s | +21° 23’ 03” | 23.47 | Aries |
| 2019 May 23 | 02h 45m 29s | +21° 29’ 11” | 23.48 | Aries |
| 2019 May 24 | 02h 46m 28s | +21° 35’ 17” | 23.48 | Aries |
| 2019 May 25 | 02h 47m 27s | +21° 41’ 21” | 23.49 | Aries |
| 2019 May 26 | 02h 48m 27s | +21° 47’ 23” | 23.50 | Aries |
| 2019 May 27 | 02h 49m 24s | +21° 53’ 25” | 23.50 | Aries |
| 2019 May 28 | 02h 50m 23s | +21° 59’ 23” | 23.51 | Aries |
| 2019 May 29 | 02h 51m 21s | +22° 05’ 21” | 23.52 | Aries |
| 2019 May 30 | 02h 52m 19s | +22° 11’ 17” | 23.52 | Aries |