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C/2011 U3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2011 U3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.090599
Eccentricity 0.999677
Inclination (deg) 116.892100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 228.852500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 288.273300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 196197.676196

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-06-01T19:48:51.840
Period (years) 196197.676196

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 13:21:49.62 +65:00:09.5 30.743 4.38 52.2 HIP 65076 11.15
2025-11-22 13:22:02.74 +65:01:14.0 30.739 4.39 51.1 HIP 65076 11.82
2025-11-23 13:22:15.70 +65:02:20.1 30.736 4.40 50.1 HIP 65076 12.67
2025-11-24 13:22:28.49 +65:03:27.8 30.732 4.40 49.0 HIP 65076 13.66
2025-11-25 13:22:41.11 +65:04:37.1 30.729 4.41 47.9 HIP 65076 14.78
2025-11-26 13:22:53.55 +65:05:48.0 30.725 4.42 46.9 HIP 65076 15.99
2025-11-27 13:23:05.82 +65:07:00.5 30.721 4.43 45.8 HIP 65076 17.28
2025-11-28 13:23:17.91 +65:08:14.5 30.718 4.44 44.8 HIP 65076 18.62
2025-11-29 13:23:29.82 +65:09:30.0 30.714 4.45 43.7 HIP 65076 20.02
2025-11-30 13:23:41.53 +65:10:47.1 30.711 4.45 42.7 HIP 65076 21.46
2025-12-01 13:23:53.05 +65:12:05.6 30.707 4.46 41.7 HIP 65076 22.93
2025-12-02 13:24:04.38 +65:13:25.6 30.704 4.47 40.6 HIP 65486 24.01
2025-12-03 13:24:15.51 +65:14:47.0 30.700 4.48 39.6 HIP 65486 24.96
2025-12-04 13:24:26.43 +65:16:09.9 30.697 4.49 38.6 HIP 65486 26.02
2025-12-05 13:24:37.15 +65:17:34.2 30.693 4.50 37.5 HIP 65486 27.19
2025-12-06 13:24:47.66 +65:18:59.9 30.690 4.51 36.5 HIP 65486 28.45
2025-12-07 13:24:57.96 +65:20:26.9 30.687 4.51 36.5 HIP 65287 28.36