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C/2014 W3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2014 W3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.026252
Eccentricity 1.004042
Inclination (deg) 90.141400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 286.344700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 158.583700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-02-26T10:17:19.680

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 05:35:15.18 -76:55:54.3 24.599 6.68 241.5 HIP 26422 17.04
2025-11-22 05:34:33.54 -76:57:10.5 24.605 6.67 242.6 HIP 26422 19.27
2025-11-23 05:33:51.48 -76:58:24.0 24.611 6.66 243.7 HIP 26422 21.59
2025-11-24 05:33:09.01 -76:59:34.7 24.618 6.65 244.8 HIP 26422 23.95
2025-11-25 05:32:26.16 -77:00:42.6 24.624 6.64 245.8 HIP 26422 26.35
2025-11-26 05:31:42.94 -77:01:47.6 24.630 6.63 246.9 HIP 25526 25.33
2025-11-27 05:30:59.38 -77:02:49.8 24.636 6.62 248.0 HIP 25526 23.18
2025-11-28 05:30:15.48 -77:03:49.2 24.642 6.61 249.1 HIP 25526 21.17
2025-11-29 05:29:31.27 -77:04:45.6 24.649 6.60 250.2 HIP 25526 19.35
2025-11-30 05:28:46.78 -77:05:39.2 24.655 6.59 251.2 HIP 25526 17.77
2025-12-01 05:28:02.01 -77:06:29.8 24.661 6.58 252.3 HIP 25526 16.51
2025-12-02 05:27:16.99 -77:07:17.5 24.667 6.57 253.4 HIP 25526 15.64
2025-12-03 05:26:31.74 -77:08:02.2 24.673 6.56 254.5 HIP 25526 15.22
2025-12-04 05:25:46.28 -77:08:44.0 24.678 6.55 255.6 HIP 25526 15.30
2025-12-05 05:25:00.63 -77:09:22.9 24.684 6.54 256.7 HIP 25526 15.85
2025-12-06 05:24:14.80 -77:09:58.7 24.690 6.53 257.8 HIP 25526 16.83
2025-12-07 05:23:28.83 -77:10:31.6 24.696 6.53 257.8 HIP 25526 18.17