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P/2012 C3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2012 C3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.605925
Eccentricity 0.630111
Inclination (deg) 9.092000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 135.367700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 344.954200
Epoch 2011-10-06T17:55:32.160
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 30.438126

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2042-03-15T06:32:16.264
Period (years) 30.438126

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 19:40:34.76 -18:33:30.1 16.374 6.76 85.1 HIP 96994 38.76
2025-11-22 19:40:46.12 -18:33:16.1 16.388 6.88 84.9 HIP 96994 36.42
2025-11-23 19:40:57.68 -18:33:01.5 16.402 6.99 84.8 HIP 96994 34.08
2025-11-24 19:41:09.43 -18:32:46.3 16.416 7.10 84.7 HIP 96994 31.77
2025-11-25 19:41:21.37 -18:32:30.4 16.430 7.22 84.5 HIP 96994 29.50
2025-11-26 19:41:33.49 -18:32:13.8 16.443 7.32 84.4 HIP 96994 27.31
2025-11-27 19:41:45.79 -18:31:56.6 16.457 7.43 84.3 HIP 96994 25.22
2025-11-28 19:41:58.27 -18:31:38.8 16.470 7.54 84.2 HIP 96994 23.28
2025-11-29 19:42:10.92 -18:31:20.4 16.483 7.64 84.0 HIP 96994 21.56
2025-11-30 19:42:23.75 -18:31:01.3 16.496 7.74 83.9 HIP 96994 20.11
2025-12-01 19:42:36.74 -18:30:41.6 16.508 7.84 83.8 HIP 96994 19.04
2025-12-02 19:42:49.89 -18:30:21.3 16.521 7.94 83.7 HIP 96994 18.42
2025-12-03 19:43:03.21 -18:30:00.3 16.533 8.04 83.6 HIP 96994 18.31
2025-12-04 19:43:16.69 -18:29:38.8 16.545 8.13 83.5 HIP 96994 18.76
2025-12-05 19:43:30.32 -18:29:16.7 16.557 8.22 83.4 HIP 96994 19.74
2025-12-06 19:43:44.10 -18:28:53.9 16.568 8.31 83.3 HIP 96994 21.19
2025-12-07 19:43:58.03 -18:28:30.6 16.579 8.31 83.3 HIP 96994 23.05