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P/2012 T2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2012 T2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.801245
Eccentricity 0.157433
Inclination (deg) 12.568700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 73.744700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 308.730200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.602669

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-12-05T02:52:13.440
Period (years) 13.602669

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 22:40:39.78 -22:27:52.7 4.757 13.92 39.8 HIP 111830 24.00
2025-11-22 22:40:55.19 -22:23:35.9 4.772 14.32 40.7 HIP 111830 29.16
2025-11-23 22:41:11.36 -22:19:15.5 4.787 14.72 41.6 HIP 111830 34.63
2025-11-24 22:41:28.27 -22:14:51.4 4.801 15.12 42.5 HIP 112069 31.49
2025-11-25 22:41:45.92 -22:10:23.7 4.816 15.52 43.3 HIP 112069 26.39
2025-11-26 22:42:04.29 -22:05:52.6 4.831 15.91 44.1 HIP 112069 21.74
2025-11-27 22:42:23.39 -22:01:18.0 4.845 16.31 44.8 HIP 112069 18.04
2025-11-28 22:42:43.21 -21:56:40.1 4.860 16.70 45.5 HIP 112069 16.18
2025-11-29 22:43:03.73 -21:51:58.9 4.875 17.09 46.1 HIP 112162 12.54
2025-11-30 22:43:24.95 -21:47:14.4 4.889 17.48 46.7 HIP 112162 9.48
2025-12-01 22:43:46.87 -21:42:26.8 4.904 17.86 47.3 HIP 112162 10.92
2025-12-02 22:44:09.47 -21:37:36.1 4.918 18.24 47.9 HIP 112162 15.86
2025-12-03 22:44:32.74 -21:32:42.3 4.933 18.62 48.4 HIP 112357 15.93
2025-12-04 22:44:56.68 -21:27:45.6 4.948 18.99 48.9 HIP 112357 8.55
2025-12-05 22:45:21.28 -21:22:45.9 4.962 19.37 49.4 HIP 112357 1.72
2025-12-06 22:45:46.54 -21:17:43.4 4.977 19.74 49.9 HIP 112357 7.07
2025-12-07 22:46:12.44 -21:12:38.0 4.991 19.74 49.9 HIP 112357 14.88