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C/2011 Q1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2011 Q1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.818811
Eccentricity 0.998123
Inclination (deg) 94.810000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 142.135300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 136.081400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 218960.900600

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-06-24T23:24:00.000
Period (years) 218960.900600

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 03:52:06.04 -78:16:12.4 28.134 4.52 273.1 HIP 17242 32.12
2025-11-22 03:51:30.52 -78:16:06.4 28.141 4.53 274.4 HIP 17242 30.33
2025-11-23 03:50:55.03 -78:15:57.8 28.149 4.53 275.7 HIP 17242 28.55
2025-11-24 03:50:19.57 -78:15:46.8 28.156 4.53 277.0 HIP 17242 26.77
2025-11-25 03:49:44.19 -78:15:33.3 28.164 4.54 278.3 HIP 17242 25.00
2025-11-26 03:49:08.88 -78:15:17.4 28.171 4.54 279.6 HIP 17242 23.25
2025-11-27 03:48:33.68 -78:14:58.9 28.179 4.55 280.9 HIP 17242 21.52
2025-11-28 03:47:58.60 -78:14:38.1 28.186 4.56 282.2 HIP 17242 19.82
2025-11-29 03:47:23.66 -78:14:14.8 28.193 4.56 283.5 HIP 17242 18.15
2025-11-30 03:46:48.87 -78:13:49.1 28.201 4.57 284.8 HIP 17242 16.52
2025-12-01 03:46:14.25 -78:13:21.0 28.208 4.57 286.1 HIP 17242 14.97
2025-12-02 03:45:39.82 -78:12:50.5 28.215 4.58 287.3 HIP 17242 13.50
2025-12-03 03:45:05.60 -78:12:17.6 28.222 4.59 288.6 HIP 17242 12.15
2025-12-04 03:44:31.61 -78:11:42.3 28.230 4.59 289.9 HIP 17242 10.97
2025-12-05 03:43:57.84 -78:11:04.7 28.237 4.60 291.1 HIP 17242 10.03
2025-12-06 03:43:24.34 -78:10:24.8 28.244 4.61 292.4 HIP 17242 9.38
2025-12-07 03:42:51.10 -78:09:42.6 28.251 4.61 292.4 HIP 17242 9.11