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C/2012 S4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2012 S4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.372006
Eccentricity 0.998732
Inclination (deg) 126.584600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 172.943900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 163.505200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 202461.403725

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-06-23T19:34:45.120
Period (years) 202461.403725

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 13:17:58.90 -57:51:13.5 27.102 4.85 130.7 HIP 64929 17.43
2025-11-22 13:18:09.97 -57:52:29.3 27.103 4.84 131.4 HIP 64929 15.92
2025-11-23 13:18:20.89 -57:53:46.2 27.104 4.82 132.2 HIP 64929 14.49
2025-11-24 13:18:31.65 -57:55:03.9 27.105 4.81 133.0 HIP 64929 13.17
2025-11-25 13:18:42.25 -57:56:22.6 27.106 4.79 133.8 HIP 64929 12.00
2025-11-26 13:18:52.69 -57:57:42.1 27.106 4.77 134.6 HIP 64929 11.02
2025-11-27 13:19:02.95 -57:59:02.6 27.106 4.76 135.4 HIP 64929 10.28
2025-11-28 13:19:13.04 -58:00:23.8 27.106 4.74 136.2 HIP 64929 9.84
2025-11-29 13:19:22.95 -58:01:45.9 27.106 4.72 137.0 HIP 64929 9.72
2025-11-30 13:19:32.68 -58:03:08.8 27.106 4.70 137.8 HIP 64929 9.94
2025-12-01 13:19:42.23 -58:04:32.4 27.105 4.68 138.7 HIP 64929 10.48
2025-12-02 13:19:51.60 -58:05:56.8 27.104 4.66 139.5 HIP 64929 11.27
2025-12-03 13:20:00.77 -58:07:21.9 27.103 4.64 140.3 HIP 64929 12.28
2025-12-04 13:20:09.76 -58:08:47.7 27.102 4.62 141.2 HIP 64941 13.36
2025-12-05 13:20:18.54 -58:10:14.1 27.101 4.60 142.1 HIP 64941 13.67
2025-12-06 13:20:27.14 -58:11:41.2 27.099 4.58 142.9 HIP 64941 14.19
2025-12-07 13:20:35.53 -58:13:09.0 27.098 4.58 142.9 HIP 64941 14.89