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C/2014 XB8 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2014 XB8 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.017288
Eccentricity 0.994750
Inclination (deg) 149.833200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 37.330000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 351.238200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13778.000406

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-04-01T21:18:25.920
Period (years) 13778.000406

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 17:29:12.34 -01:31:45.4 25.243 5.07 104.8 HIP 85630 17.30
2025-11-22 17:29:20.19 -01:32:16.4 25.254 5.10 104.3 HIP 85630 16.56
2025-11-23 17:29:28.10 -01:32:46.6 25.264 5.13 103.8 HIP 85630 16.02
2025-11-24 17:29:36.07 -01:33:16.0 25.274 5.15 103.3 HIP 85630 15.72
2025-11-25 17:29:44.09 -01:33:44.5 25.284 5.17 102.9 HIP 85630 15.66
2025-11-26 17:29:52.17 -01:34:12.2 25.294 5.20 102.4 HIP 85630 15.86
2025-11-27 17:30:00.29 -01:34:39.1 25.303 5.22 102.0 HIP 85630 16.30
2025-11-28 17:30:08.46 -01:35:05.1 25.312 5.24 101.5 HIP 85630 16.98
2025-11-29 17:30:16.67 -01:35:30.2 25.321 5.25 101.1 HIP 85630 17.87
2025-11-30 17:30:24.92 -01:35:54.5 25.329 5.27 100.7 HIP 85630 18.93
2025-12-01 17:30:33.21 -01:36:17.9 25.338 5.28 100.2 HIP 85630 20.16
2025-12-02 17:30:41.53 -01:36:40.4 25.346 5.30 99.8 HIP 85630 21.51
2025-12-03 17:30:49.89 -01:37:02.1 25.354 5.31 99.4 HIP 85630 22.97
2025-12-04 17:30:58.28 -01:37:22.9 25.361 5.32 99.0 HIP 85630 24.52
2025-12-05 17:31:06.69 -01:37:42.8 25.368 5.33 98.5 HIP 85630 26.14
2025-12-06 17:31:15.13 -01:38:01.8 25.375 5.34 98.1 HIP 85638 27.51
2025-12-07 17:31:23.60 -01:38:19.9 25.382 5.34 98.1 HIP 85638 28.68