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P/2014 M4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2014 M4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.372312
Eccentricity 0.595714
Inclination (deg) 3.341400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 263.229800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 148.002900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14.214273

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-03-17T19:54:11.520
Period (years) 14.214273

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 17:31:36.18 -23:05:33.3 8.234 21.19 92.1 HIP 85804 7.35
2025-11-22 17:32:13.01 -23:05:52.0 8.238 21.30 92.1 HIP 85804 6.96
2025-11-23 17:32:50.04 -23:06:10.2 8.241 21.41 92.0 HIP 85804 13.69
2025-11-24 17:33:27.25 -23:06:28.0 8.245 21.51 92.0 HIP 85954 9.29
2025-11-25 17:34:04.64 -23:06:45.3 8.248 21.61 91.9 HIP 85954 4.91
2025-11-26 17:34:42.21 -23:07:02.2 8.250 21.70 91.8 HIP 85954 10.51
2025-11-27 17:35:19.95 -23:07:18.6 8.253 21.80 91.8 HIP 85954 18.65
2025-11-28 17:35:57.85 -23:07:34.5 8.255 21.88 91.7 HIP 85954 27.16
2025-11-29 17:36:35.91 -23:07:49.9 8.257 21.97 91.6 HIP 86278 22.51
2025-11-30 17:37:14.12 -23:08:04.8 8.259 22.05 91.6 HIP 86278 17.03
2025-12-01 17:37:52.48 -23:08:19.2 8.261 22.13 91.5 HIP 86278 15.09
2025-12-02 17:38:30.97 -23:08:33.0 8.262 22.21 91.5 HIP 86278 17.94
2025-12-03 17:39:09.60 -23:08:46.3 8.263 22.28 91.4 HIP 86455 11.75
2025-12-04 17:39:48.35 -23:08:59.0 8.264 22.35 91.3 HIP 86455 5.57
2025-12-05 17:40:27.23 -23:09:11.2 8.265 22.42 91.3 HIP 86455 9.12
2025-12-06 17:41:06.23 -23:09:22.9 8.265 22.48 91.2 HIP 86455 17.21
2025-12-07 17:41:45.34 -23:09:33.9 8.265 22.48 91.2 HIP 86655 13.94