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C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.293197
Eccentricity 0.999839
Inclination (deg) 84.543800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 65.357200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 333.376200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 77714.215870

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-03-08T20:07:17.760
Period (years) 77714.215870

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 16:24:43.12 +15:28:48.6 31.056 4.84 103.4 HIP 80539 28.78
2025-11-22 16:24:50.93 +15:28:21.6 31.061 4.84 102.8 HIP 80539 27.24
2025-11-23 16:24:58.76 +15:27:55.8 31.065 4.84 102.3 HIP 80539 25.74
2025-11-24 16:25:06.60 +15:27:31.1 31.069 4.83 101.7 HIP 80539 24.29
2025-11-25 16:25:14.46 +15:27:07.6 31.073 4.83 101.1 HIP 80539 22.90
2025-11-26 16:25:22.33 +15:26:45.3 31.077 4.82 100.5 HIP 80539 21.57
2025-11-27 16:25:30.20 +15:26:24.2 31.081 4.82 99.9 HIP 80539 20.33
2025-11-28 16:25:38.08 +15:26:04.3 31.084 4.81 99.3 HIP 80539 19.19
2025-11-29 16:25:45.96 +15:25:45.6 31.087 4.81 98.7 HIP 80539 18.16
2025-11-30 16:25:53.84 +15:25:28.0 31.090 4.80 98.2 HIP 80539 17.27
2025-12-01 16:26:01.73 +15:25:11.7 31.092 4.79 97.6 HIP 80539 16.54
2025-12-02 16:26:09.61 +15:24:56.6 31.095 4.78 97.0 HIP 80539 15.99
2025-12-03 16:26:17.48 +15:24:42.6 31.097 4.77 96.4 HIP 80539 15.63
2025-12-04 16:26:25.35 +15:24:29.9 31.099 4.76 95.8 HIP 80539 15.48
2025-12-05 16:26:33.20 +15:24:18.4 31.100 4.75 95.2 HIP 80539 15.55
2025-12-06 16:26:41.05 +15:24:08.1 31.102 4.73 94.6 HIP 80539 15.83
2025-12-07 16:26:48.88 +15:23:59.0 31.103 4.73 94.6 HIP 80539 16.30