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P/2012 U2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2012 U2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.565033
Eccentricity 0.500086
Inclination (deg) 10.764500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 185.343600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 228.248100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 19.043746

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2031-12-03T08:01:14.880
Period (years) 19.043746

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 17:13:20.08 -13:28:02.5 10.543 16.76 96.7 HIP 84451 38.01
2025-11-22 17:13:47.46 -13:28:49.5 10.547 16.83 96.5 HIP 84451 31.33
2025-11-23 17:14:14.97 -13:29:35.4 10.550 16.89 96.4 HIP 84451 24.63
2025-11-24 17:14:42.59 -13:30:20.3 10.553 16.95 96.2 HIP 84451 17.93
2025-11-25 17:15:10.33 -13:31:04.3 10.556 17.01 96.0 HIP 84451 11.26
2025-11-26 17:15:38.17 -13:31:47.2 10.559 17.07 95.9 HIP 84451 4.90
2025-11-27 17:16:06.11 -13:32:29.1 10.561 17.12 95.7 HIP 84451 3.71
2025-11-28 17:16:34.15 -13:33:09.9 10.564 17.17 95.6 HIP 84451 9.85
2025-11-29 17:17:02.28 -13:33:49.7 10.565 17.22 95.4 HIP 84617 11.83
2025-11-30 17:17:30.49 -13:34:28.4 10.567 17.26 95.2 HIP 84617 5.09
2025-12-01 17:17:58.78 -13:35:06.0 10.569 17.30 95.1 HIP 84617 2.61
2025-12-02 17:18:27.15 -13:35:42.5 10.570 17.34 94.9 HIP 84617 9.13
2025-12-03 17:18:55.59 -13:36:18.0 10.571 17.37 94.7 HIP 84617 16.00
2025-12-04 17:19:24.09 -13:36:52.4 10.571 17.41 94.6 HIP 84617 22.92
2025-12-05 17:19:52.66 -13:37:25.6 10.572 17.44 94.4 HIP 84823 29.11
2025-12-06 17:20:21.28 -13:37:57.8 10.572 17.46 94.3 HIP 84823 29.38
2025-12-07 17:20:49.95 -13:38:28.8 10.572 17.46 94.3 HIP 84823 31.23