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C/2012 U1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2012 U1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.252658
Eccentricity 0.995098
Inclination (deg) 56.553500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 26.969500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 69.983000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 35075.892219

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-07-04T14:05:25.440
Period (years) 35075.892219

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 13:58:09.28 -24:38:21.6 25.090 6.00 121.7 HIP 68143 19.84
2025-11-22 13:58:18.26 -24:39:37.4 25.088 5.97 122.0 HIP 68269 18.94
2025-11-23 13:58:27.17 -24:40:53.2 25.085 5.93 122.2 HIP 68269 17.47
2025-11-24 13:58:36.01 -24:42:09.1 25.082 5.89 122.5 HIP 68269 16.22
2025-11-25 13:58:44.76 -24:43:25.0 25.079 5.85 122.8 HIP 68269 15.23
2025-11-26 13:58:53.42 -24:44:41.0 25.075 5.81 123.0 HIP 68269 14.55
2025-11-27 13:59:02.01 -24:45:56.9 25.072 5.77 123.3 HIP 68269 14.22
2025-11-28 13:59:10.50 -24:47:12.9 25.068 5.72 123.6 HIP 68269 14.25
2025-11-29 13:59:18.90 -24:48:28.8 25.063 5.68 123.9 HIP 68269 14.63
2025-11-30 13:59:27.21 -24:49:44.7 25.059 5.63 124.2 HIP 68390 13.20
2025-12-01 13:59:35.43 -24:51:00.5 25.054 5.58 124.5 HIP 68390 11.13
2025-12-02 13:59:43.54 -24:52:16.3 25.049 5.53 124.8 HIP 68390 9.16
2025-12-03 13:59:51.56 -24:53:32.0 25.044 5.48 125.1 HIP 68390 7.35
2025-12-04 13:59:59.48 -24:54:47.6 25.038 5.43 125.4 HIP 68390 5.82
2025-12-05 14:00:07.29 -24:56:03.1 25.033 5.38 125.7 HIP 68390 4.83
2025-12-06 14:00:14.99 -24:57:18.5 25.027 5.33 126.1 HIP 68390 4.70
2025-12-07 14:00:22.59 -24:58:33.8 25.021 5.33 126.1 HIP 68390 5.46