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P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.858662
Eccentricity 0.410364
Inclination (deg) 7.605100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 36.208500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 161.871600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-K19, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16.740912

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-03-07T14:41:51.360
Period (years) 16.740912

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 04:06:19.12 +24:59:03.4 6.641 15.70 262.5 HIP 19137 15.48
2025-11-22 04:05:51.64 +24:58:14.2 6.638 15.75 262.4 HIP 19137 14.61
2025-11-23 04:05:24.09 +24:57:23.8 6.634 15.79 262.2 HIP 19137 16.32
2025-11-24 04:04:56.49 +24:56:32.3 6.631 15.81 262.1 HIP 18943 17.95
2025-11-25 04:04:28.85 +24:55:39.8 6.629 15.83 261.9 HIP 18943 11.74
2025-11-26 04:04:01.20 +24:54:46.1 6.627 15.84 261.8 HIP 18943 5.78
2025-11-27 04:03:33.55 +24:53:51.5 6.625 15.84 261.6 HIP 18943 3.04
2025-11-28 04:03:05.92 +24:52:55.9 6.623 15.83 261.5 HIP 18943 8.09
2025-11-29 04:02:38.31 +24:51:59.4 6.622 15.81 261.3 HIP 18943 14.21
2025-11-30 04:02:10.76 +24:51:02.0 6.621 15.78 261.2 HIP 18943 20.45
2025-12-01 04:01:43.27 +24:50:03.8 6.621 15.74 261.0 HIP 18943 26.72
2025-12-02 04:01:15.86 +24:49:04.7 6.620 15.70 260.9 HIP 18943 32.99
2025-12-03 04:00:48.54 +24:48:05.0 6.620 15.64 260.7 HIP 18629 32.82
2025-12-04 04:00:21.34 +24:47:04.4 6.621 15.58 260.6 HIP 18629 30.04
2025-12-05 03:59:54.26 +24:46:03.3 6.621 15.50 260.5 HIP 18629 28.41
2025-12-06 03:59:27.32 +24:45:01.5 6.622 15.42 260.3 HIP 18629 28.09
2025-12-07 03:59:00.53 +24:43:59.1 6.624 15.42 260.3 HIP 18508 26.88