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P/2014 W4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2014 W4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.241649
Eccentricity 0.355234
Inclination (deg) 15.282700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 33.287100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 67.795600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC105542, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16.873256

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-11-24T07:32:44.160
Period (years) 16.873256

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 19:42:17.38 -35:50:59.6 9.280 14.61 68.4 HIP 96881 11.23
2025-11-22 19:42:44.19 -35:48:50.5 9.292 14.78 68.7 HIP 97007 10.53
2025-11-23 19:43:11.36 -35:46:41.4 9.304 14.95 69.0 HIP 97007 12.47
2025-11-24 19:43:38.86 -35:44:32.3 9.316 15.12 69.2 HIP 97111 7.83
2025-11-25 19:44:06.71 -35:42:23.3 9.328 15.28 69.4 HIP 97111 3.06
2025-11-26 19:44:34.88 -35:40:14.4 9.339 15.44 69.7 HIP 97111 5.60
2025-11-27 19:45:03.38 -35:38:05.5 9.350 15.59 69.9 HIP 97111 11.39
2025-11-28 19:45:32.19 -35:35:56.8 9.361 15.74 70.1 HIP 97111 17.51
2025-11-29 19:46:01.31 -35:33:48.1 9.372 15.89 70.3 HIP 97111 23.75
2025-11-30 19:46:30.74 -35:31:39.6 9.383 16.04 70.6 HIP 97436 21.74
2025-12-01 19:47:00.47 -35:29:31.2 9.393 16.19 70.8 HIP 97436 16.90
2025-12-02 19:47:30.48 -35:27:23.0 9.404 16.33 71.0 HIP 97436 13.39
2025-12-03 19:48:00.79 -35:25:14.9 9.414 16.47 71.2 HIP 97436 12.51
2025-12-04 19:48:31.37 -35:23:07.0 9.424 16.60 71.3 HIP 97436 14.80
2025-12-05 19:49:02.23 -35:20:59.2 9.434 16.74 71.5 HIP 97436 19.21
2025-12-06 19:49:33.35 -35:18:51.7 9.443 16.87 71.7 HIP 97685 21.21
2025-12-07 19:50:04.74 -35:16:44.3 9.453 16.87 71.7 HIP 97685 14.47