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C/2011 P2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2011 P2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.198871
Eccentricity 0.365256
Inclination (deg) 8.982300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 203.921600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 76.235400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC107047, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 30.519049

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2041-02-19T01:16:19.200
Period (years) 30.519049

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 06:53:18.39 +13:36:43.2 12.618 6.23 262.5 HIP 32925 25.38
2025-11-22 06:53:08.22 +13:36:23.8 12.606 6.38 263.0 HIP 32925 22.92
2025-11-23 06:52:57.80 +13:36:05.1 12.595 6.52 263.5 HIP 32925 20.40
2025-11-24 06:52:47.14 +13:35:47.3 12.584 6.66 263.9 HIP 32925 17.83
2025-11-25 06:52:36.24 +13:35:30.4 12.573 6.80 264.3 HIP 32925 15.22
2025-11-26 06:52:25.10 +13:35:14.3 12.562 6.93 264.7 HIP 32925 12.56
2025-11-27 06:52:13.74 +13:34:59.1 12.552 7.07 265.1 HIP 32925 9.89
2025-11-28 06:52:02.15 +13:34:44.7 12.542 7.20 265.5 HIP 32925 7.23
2025-11-29 06:51:50.34 +13:34:31.1 12.532 7.32 265.9 HIP 32925 4.72
2025-11-30 06:51:38.32 +13:34:18.5 12.522 7.45 266.2 HIP 32925 2.93
2025-12-01 06:51:26.09 +13:34:06.7 12.512 7.57 266.6 HIP 32925 3.49
2025-12-02 06:51:13.65 +13:33:55.7 12.503 7.69 266.9 HIP 32925 5.82
2025-12-03 06:51:01.02 +13:33:45.6 12.494 7.80 267.2 HIP 32925 8.64
2025-12-04 06:50:48.20 +13:33:36.4 12.486 7.91 267.5 HIP 32814 10.40
2025-12-05 06:50:35.18 +13:33:28.1 12.477 8.02 267.8 HIP 32814 8.99
2025-12-06 06:50:21.99 +13:33:20.6 12.469 8.13 268.1 HIP 32814 8.59
2025-12-07 06:50:08.62 +13:33:13.9 12.461 8.13 268.1 HIP 32814 9.39