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C/2012 E3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2012 E3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.835106
Eccentricity 0.981600
Inclination (deg) 105.842700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 5.790900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 103.570200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3009.118728

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-05-12T02:13:55.200
Period (years) 3009.118728

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 09:01:06.87 -45:42:57.2 29.646 4.69 203.3 HIP 44271 5.50
2025-11-22 09:01:02.62 -45:44:40.7 29.641 4.70 204.4 HIP 44271 6.93
2025-11-23 09:00:58.18 -45:46:23.4 29.636 4.70 205.4 HIP 44271 8.51
2025-11-24 09:00:53.55 -45:48:05.2 29.631 4.70 206.5 HIP 44271 10.18
2025-11-25 09:00:48.72 -45:49:46.2 29.626 4.71 207.6 HIP 44271 11.91
2025-11-26 09:00:43.71 -45:51:26.3 29.621 4.71 208.7 HIP 44271 13.66
2025-11-27 09:00:38.51 -45:53:05.5 29.616 4.72 209.8 HIP 44271 15.44
2025-11-28 09:00:33.12 -45:54:43.8 29.611 4.72 210.9 HIP 44271 17.23
2025-11-29 09:00:27.54 -45:56:21.1 29.606 4.73 212.0 HIP 44271 19.03
2025-11-30 09:00:21.78 -45:57:57.3 29.600 4.73 213.0 HIP 44271 20.84
2025-12-01 09:00:15.84 -45:59:32.6 29.595 4.74 214.1 HIP 44271 22.66
2025-12-02 09:00:09.71 -46:01:06.7 29.590 4.75 215.2 HIP 44271 24.48
2025-12-03 09:00:03.40 -46:02:39.8 29.585 4.75 216.3 HIP 44271 26.30
2025-12-04 08:59:56.92 -46:04:11.8 29.580 4.76 217.4 HIP 44365 26.93
2025-12-05 08:59:50.25 -46:05:42.6 29.575 4.77 218.4 HIP 44365 27.10
2025-12-06 08:59:43.41 -46:07:12.2 29.570 4.78 219.5 HIP 44365 27.43
2025-12-07 08:59:36.39 -46:08:40.7 29.565 4.78 219.5 HIP 44365 27.93