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C/2012 S3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2012 S3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.335013
Eccentricity 1.000427
Inclination (deg) 113.005300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 121.256800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 183.911600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-08-30T11:33:21.600

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 08:42:18.75 -10:20:36.5 27.504 2.56 233.2 HIP 42769 33.41
2025-11-22 08:42:15.42 -10:21:13.3 27.494 2.61 235.0 HIP 42769 34.22
2025-11-23 08:42:11.93 -10:21:49.3 27.483 2.66 236.7 HIP 42769 35.04
2025-11-24 08:42:08.31 -10:22:24.4 27.473 2.72 238.4 HIP 42769 35.87
2025-11-25 08:42:04.55 -10:22:58.6 27.462 2.77 239.9 HIP 42486 35.30
2025-11-26 08:42:00.65 -10:23:31.9 27.452 2.83 241.5 HIP 42486 34.26
2025-11-27 08:41:56.61 -10:24:04.3 27.442 2.88 243.0 HIP 42486 33.20
2025-11-28 08:41:52.43 -10:24:35.7 27.432 2.94 244.4 HIP 42486 32.11
2025-11-29 08:41:48.12 -10:25:06.2 27.422 3.00 245.8 HIP 42486 31.00
2025-11-30 08:41:43.68 -10:25:35.7 27.412 3.06 247.1 HIP 42486 29.86
2025-12-01 08:41:39.10 -10:26:04.3 27.402 3.11 248.4 HIP 42486 28.69
2025-12-02 08:41:34.39 -10:26:31.8 27.392 3.17 249.6 HIP 42486 27.50
2025-12-03 08:41:29.55 -10:26:58.4 27.382 3.24 250.8 HIP 42486 26.28
2025-12-04 08:41:24.57 -10:27:23.9 27.373 3.30 251.9 HIP 42486 25.04
2025-12-05 08:41:19.48 -10:27:48.5 27.363 3.36 253.1 HIP 42486 23.77
2025-12-06 08:41:14.25 -10:28:11.9 27.354 3.42 254.1 HIP 42486 22.48
2025-12-07 08:41:08.90 -10:28:34.4 27.345 3.42 254.1 HIP 42486 21.16