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P/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.914309
Eccentricity 0.541022
Inclination (deg) 14.696300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 226.924100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 33.172500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 84931, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.999838

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-03-18T07:56:03.840
Period (years) 15.999838

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 08:45:55.57 +02:20:59.6 6.909 5.58 189.6 HIP 43192 32.04
2025-11-22 08:45:54.07 +02:18:47.4 6.891 5.56 193.3 HIP 43192 33.06
2025-11-23 08:45:52.02 +02:16:37.7 6.872 5.55 197.1 HIP 43192 34.30
2025-11-24 08:45:49.41 +02:14:30.3 6.854 5.57 200.8 HIP 42920 35.30
2025-11-25 08:45:46.24 +02:12:25.3 6.836 5.61 204.5 HIP 42920 33.08
2025-11-26 08:45:42.51 +02:10:22.8 6.817 5.67 208.2 HIP 42920 30.84
2025-11-27 08:45:38.23 +02:08:22.8 6.799 5.75 211.7 HIP 42920 28.57
2025-11-28 08:45:33.39 +02:06:25.3 6.781 5.85 215.2 HIP 42920 26.29
2025-11-29 08:45:27.99 +02:04:30.5 6.763 5.97 218.5 HIP 42920 23.99
2025-11-30 08:45:22.04 +02:02:38.4 6.746 6.11 221.7 HIP 42920 21.69
2025-12-01 08:45:15.54 +02:00:48.9 6.728 6.26 224.7 HIP 42920 19.41
2025-12-02 08:45:08.48 +01:59:02.2 6.710 6.43 227.7 HIP 42920 17.18
2025-12-03 08:45:00.87 +01:57:18.2 6.693 6.61 230.4 HIP 42920 15.05
2025-12-04 08:44:52.72 +01:55:37.1 6.676 6.81 233.0 HIP 42920 13.13
2025-12-05 08:44:44.02 +01:53:58.8 6.658 7.01 235.5 HIP 42920 11.55
2025-12-06 08:44:34.77 +01:52:23.5 6.641 7.23 237.8 HIP 42920 10.55
2025-12-07 08:44:24.98 +01:50:51.1 6.625 7.23 237.8 HIP 42920 10.37