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P/2014 VF40 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2014 VF40 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.906472
Eccentricity 0.492268
Inclination (deg) 24.484600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 126.100000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 339.656400
Epoch 2024-03-28T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-F34, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.276019

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-09-10T13:37:25.293
Period (years) 7.276019

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 17:22:12.02 -08:49:58.2 6.052 31.22 101.9 HIP 85141 40.95
2025-11-22 17:23:01.49 -08:52:32.1 6.060 31.28 101.6 HIP 85141 32.13
2025-11-23 17:23:51.11 -08:55:03.2 6.067 31.33 101.4 HIP 85273 24.12
2025-11-24 17:24:40.86 -08:57:31.3 6.074 31.39 101.1 HIP 85273 13.68
2025-11-25 17:25:30.75 -08:59:56.4 6.081 31.44 100.9 HIP 85273 10.29
2025-11-26 17:26:20.76 -09:02:18.7 6.088 31.48 100.6 HIP 85273 18.43
2025-11-27 17:27:10.89 -09:04:38.0 6.095 31.52 100.4 HIP 85273 29.82
2025-11-28 17:28:01.13 -09:06:54.4 6.101 31.56 100.2 HIP 85508 24.11
2025-11-29 17:28:51.48 -09:09:07.8 6.108 31.59 99.9 HIP 85508 21.64
2025-11-30 17:29:41.92 -09:11:18.3 6.114 31.63 99.7 HIP 85662 21.38
2025-12-01 17:30:32.45 -09:13:25.8 6.119 31.65 99.5 HIP 85662 21.22
2025-12-02 17:31:23.07 -09:15:30.5 6.125 31.68 99.2 HIP 85662 27.61
2025-12-03 17:32:13.77 -09:17:32.1 6.130 31.70 99.0 HIP 85662 37.33
2025-12-04 17:33:04.54 -09:19:30.9 6.135 31.72 98.8 HIP 85784 43.95
2025-12-05 17:33:55.38 -09:21:26.7 6.140 31.74 98.5 HIP 86186 41.59
2025-12-06 17:34:46.28 -09:23:19.6 6.145 31.75 98.3 HIP 86186 29.89
2025-12-07 17:35:37.24 -09:25:09.6 6.150 31.75 98.3 HIP 86186 19.46