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C/2013 W2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2013 W2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.346778
Eccentricity 0.547826
Inclination (deg) 4.851900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 178.273400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 303.874300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC109141, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 29.805253

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-11-29T02:53:39.840
Period (years) 29.805253

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 18:51:34.47 -18:27:51.3 14.816 9.32 88.4 HIP 92662 22.93
2025-11-22 18:51:50.18 -18:27:44.8 14.829 9.42 88.2 HIP 92662 19.82
2025-11-23 18:52:06.06 -18:27:37.8 14.841 9.52 88.1 HIP 92662 16.93
2025-11-24 18:52:22.11 -18:27:30.1 14.853 9.62 88.0 HIP 92662 14.41
2025-11-25 18:52:38.32 -18:27:22.0 14.865 9.71 87.9 HIP 92662 12.54
2025-11-26 18:52:54.70 -18:27:13.2 14.877 9.81 87.7 HIP 92682 11.34
2025-11-27 18:53:11.23 -18:27:03.9 14.889 9.90 87.6 HIP 92682 11.20
2025-11-28 18:53:27.91 -18:26:54.0 14.900 9.99 87.5 HIP 92682 12.39
2025-11-29 18:53:44.74 -18:26:43.6 14.911 10.08 87.4 HIP 92682 14.62
2025-11-30 18:54:01.72 -18:26:32.5 14.922 10.16 87.3 HIP 92682 17.53
2025-12-01 18:54:18.84 -18:26:21.0 14.933 10.24 87.2 HIP 92682 20.84
2025-12-02 18:54:36.09 -18:26:08.8 14.943 10.32 87.1 HIP 92912 18.45
2025-12-03 18:54:53.48 -18:25:56.1 14.954 10.40 87.0 HIP 92912 14.69
2025-12-04 18:55:10.99 -18:25:42.8 14.964 10.48 86.9 HIP 92912 11.17
2025-12-05 18:55:28.64 -18:25:29.0 14.973 10.55 86.8 HIP 92912 8.25
2025-12-06 18:55:46.40 -18:25:14.6 14.983 10.62 86.7 HIP 92912 6.82
2025-12-07 18:56:04.28 -18:24:59.7 14.992 10.62 86.7 HIP 92912 7.80