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C/2012 X2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2012 X2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.735681
Eccentricity 0.766266
Inclination (deg) 34.176300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 270.970500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 215.474300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 91.199157

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2013-03-25T23:34:56.640
Period (years) 91.199157

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 17:50:40.45 -24:34:42.4 22.140 6.76 86.1 HIP 87453 20.84
2025-11-22 17:50:52.31 -24:34:31.3 22.151 6.81 86.1 HIP 87453 18.30
2025-11-23 17:51:04.26 -24:34:20.1 22.162 6.85 86.1 HIP 87453 15.80
2025-11-24 17:51:16.29 -24:34:09.0 22.172 6.90 86.2 HIP 87453 13.36
2025-11-25 17:51:28.41 -24:33:57.9 22.183 6.94 86.2 HIP 87453 11.06
2025-11-26 17:51:40.60 -24:33:46.9 22.193 6.99 86.2 HIP 87453 8.99
2025-11-27 17:51:52.86 -24:33:35.8 22.202 7.03 86.3 HIP 87453 7.41
2025-11-28 17:52:05.19 -24:33:24.8 22.212 7.06 86.3 HIP 87453 6.66
2025-11-29 17:52:17.59 -24:33:13.7 22.221 7.10 86.3 HIP 87453 7.05
2025-11-30 17:52:30.05 -24:33:02.7 22.230 7.14 86.3 HIP 87453 8.43
2025-12-01 17:52:42.58 -24:32:51.7 22.238 7.17 86.3 HIP 87453 10.44
2025-12-02 17:52:55.16 -24:32:40.7 22.247 7.20 86.4 HIP 87453 12.78
2025-12-03 17:53:07.80 -24:32:29.7 22.255 7.23 86.4 HIP 87453 15.31
2025-12-04 17:53:20.49 -24:32:18.7 22.262 7.26 86.4 HIP 87453 17.95
2025-12-05 17:53:33.24 -24:32:07.7 22.270 7.29 86.4 HIP 87453 20.68
2025-12-06 17:53:46.02 -24:31:56.8 22.277 7.31 86.4 HIP 87527 22.30
2025-12-07 17:53:58.86 -24:31:45.8 22.284 7.31 86.4 HIP 87527 23.80