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C/2013 P2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2013 P2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.838696
Eccentricity 0.996818
Inclination (deg) 125.817300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 2.321000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 105.131800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 26645.757170

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-02-17T14:57:41.760
Period (years) 26645.757170

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 07:59:36.53 -29:36:41.0 26.214 4.90 225.6 HIP 39010 19.94
2025-11-22 07:59:30.08 -29:38:03.3 26.207 4.93 226.7 HIP 39010 20.70
2025-11-23 07:59:23.48 -29:39:24.4 26.201 4.96 227.8 HIP 39010 21.59
2025-11-24 07:59:16.72 -29:40:44.3 26.195 4.98 228.9 HIP 39010 22.59
2025-11-25 07:59:09.80 -29:42:02.9 26.188 5.01 230.0 HIP 39010 23.69
2025-11-26 07:59:02.73 -29:43:20.2 26.182 5.04 231.1 HIP 39010 24.88
2025-11-27 07:58:55.51 -29:44:36.2 26.176 5.07 232.1 HIP 38850 24.94
2025-11-28 07:58:48.13 -29:45:50.8 26.170 5.10 233.2 HIP 38850 23.37
2025-11-29 07:58:40.61 -29:47:04.1 26.164 5.12 234.2 HIP 38850 21.83
2025-11-30 07:58:32.95 -29:48:15.9 26.158 5.15 235.3 HIP 38850 20.34
2025-12-01 07:58:25.14 -29:49:26.3 26.153 5.18 236.3 HIP 38850 18.93
2025-12-02 07:58:17.19 -29:50:35.3 26.147 5.21 237.3 HIP 38850 17.61
2025-12-03 07:58:09.09 -29:51:42.9 26.142 5.24 238.3 HIP 38850 16.41
2025-12-04 07:58:00.87 -29:52:48.9 26.136 5.27 239.3 HIP 38850 15.35
2025-12-05 07:57:52.50 -29:53:53.4 26.131 5.30 240.3 HIP 38850 14.49
2025-12-06 07:57:44.01 -29:54:56.4 26.126 5.33 241.3 HIP 38850 13.86
2025-12-07 07:57:35.38 -29:55:57.9 26.121 5.33 241.3 HIP 38850 13.50