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C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.058376
Eccentricity 0.999848
Inclination (deg) 142.579800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 317.762000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 203.184500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC103843, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 581024.696847

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-08-23T06:17:42.720
Period (years) 581024.696847

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 21:10:59.42 -15:58:09.6 27.393 1.19 65.6 HIP 104600 6.49
2025-11-22 21:11:01.22 -15:57:57.8 27.415 1.28 66.1 HIP 104600 6.24
2025-11-23 21:11:03.16 -15:57:45.4 27.436 1.37 66.6 HIP 104600 6.00
2025-11-24 21:11:05.24 -15:57:32.4 27.457 1.45 66.9 HIP 104600 5.77
2025-11-25 21:11:07.47 -15:57:18.7 27.479 1.54 67.3 HIP 104600 5.58
2025-11-26 21:11:09.84 -15:57:04.4 27.500 1.63 67.6 HIP 104600 5.43
2025-11-27 21:11:12.34 -15:56:49.5 27.521 1.72 67.8 HIP 104600 5.34
2025-11-28 21:11:14.99 -15:56:34.0 27.542 1.80 68.1 HIP 104600 5.33
2025-11-29 21:11:17.77 -15:56:17.8 27.563 1.89 68.3 HIP 104600 5.41
2025-11-30 21:11:20.69 -15:56:01.1 27.583 1.97 68.5 HIP 104600 5.59
2025-12-01 21:11:23.74 -15:55:43.7 27.604 2.06 68.7 HIP 104600 5.87
2025-12-02 21:11:26.93 -15:55:25.8 27.624 2.14 68.8 HIP 104600 6.26
2025-12-03 21:11:30.24 -15:55:07.3 27.645 2.22 69.0 HIP 104600 6.74
2025-12-04 21:11:33.69 -15:54:48.1 27.665 2.30 69.1 HIP 104600 7.32
2025-12-05 21:11:37.26 -15:54:28.5 27.685 2.38 69.2 HIP 104600 7.97
2025-12-06 21:11:40.97 -15:54:08.2 27.705 2.46 69.3 HIP 104600 8.70
2025-12-07 21:11:44.80 -15:53:47.4 27.725 2.46 69.3 HIP 104600 9.49