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C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.610223
Eccentricity 0.999531
Inclination (deg) 121.010100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 277.871300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 191.929900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 93583, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2066982.550669

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-11-29T12:48:31.680
Period (years) 2066982.550669

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 22:30:52.51 -59:02:41.5 24.260 5.00 342.3 HIP 110973 18.09
2025-11-22 22:30:47.78 -59:00:47.0 24.276 5.00 343.5 HIP 110973 18.89
2025-11-23 22:30:43.37 -58:58:51.9 24.292 5.00 344.7 HIP 111272 18.52
2025-11-24 22:30:39.28 -58:56:56.2 24.307 5.00 345.9 HIP 111272 17.78
2025-11-25 22:30:35.52 -58:54:59.8 24.323 5.00 347.1 HIP 111272 17.21
2025-11-26 22:30:32.08 -58:53:02.9 24.339 5.00 348.3 HIP 111272 16.82
2025-11-27 22:30:28.95 -58:51:05.4 24.354 5.00 349.5 HIP 111272 16.62
2025-11-28 22:30:26.15 -58:49:07.4 24.370 5.00 350.7 HIP 111272 16.61
2025-11-29 22:30:23.66 -58:47:08.9 24.385 5.00 351.9 HIP 111272 16.81
2025-11-30 22:30:21.49 -58:45:10.1 24.401 5.01 353.1 HIP 111272 17.19
2025-12-01 22:30:19.63 -58:43:10.8 24.416 5.01 354.2 HIP 111272 17.76
2025-12-02 22:30:18.08 -58:41:11.2 24.431 5.01 355.4 HIP 111272 18.49
2025-12-03 22:30:16.84 -58:39:11.2 24.446 5.02 356.5 HIP 111201 19.21
2025-12-04 22:30:15.90 -58:37:11.0 24.461 5.02 357.7 HIP 111201 17.69
2025-12-05 22:30:15.27 -58:35:10.5 24.476 5.03 358.8 HIP 111201 16.25
2025-12-06 22:30:14.95 -58:33:09.7 24.491 5.04 359.9 HIP 111201 14.91
2025-12-07 22:30:14.92 -58:31:08.8 24.506 5.04 359.9 HIP 111201 13.70