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C/2015 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.005445
Eccentricity 0.900408
Inclination (deg) 80.098300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 340.961400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 245.025600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 90.360672

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-03-08T18:17:16.800
Period (years) 90.360672

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 21:59:31.39 +31:50:22.9 21.183 4.23 178.4 HIP 108672 25.52
2025-11-22 21:59:31.61 +31:48:41.5 21.199 4.19 176.8 HIP 108672 24.31
2025-11-23 21:59:32.05 +31:47:01.0 21.215 4.16 175.2 HIP 108672 23.12
2025-11-24 21:59:32.70 +31:45:21.6 21.231 4.13 173.6 HIP 108672 21.98
2025-11-25 21:59:33.57 +31:43:43.1 21.247 4.10 171.9 HIP 108672 20.88
2025-11-26 21:59:34.65 +31:42:05.8 21.263 4.07 170.3 HIP 108672 19.82
2025-11-27 21:59:35.94 +31:40:29.5 21.279 4.04 168.6 HIP 108672 18.81
2025-11-28 21:59:37.45 +31:38:54.4 21.295 4.02 166.9 HIP 108672 17.86
2025-11-29 21:59:39.17 +31:37:20.4 21.312 4.00 165.1 HIP 108672 16.97
2025-11-30 21:59:41.10 +31:35:47.6 21.328 3.98 163.4 HIP 108672 16.16
2025-12-01 21:59:43.24 +31:34:16.0 21.344 3.97 161.7 HIP 108660 15.12
2025-12-02 21:59:45.58 +31:32:45.7 21.361 3.95 159.9 HIP 108660 14.01
2025-12-03 21:59:48.13 +31:31:16.6 21.377 3.94 158.1 HIP 108660 12.95
2025-12-04 21:59:50.88 +31:29:48.9 21.394 3.93 156.4 HIP 108660 11.98
2025-12-05 21:59:53.83 +31:28:22.4 21.410 3.92 154.6 HIP 108660 11.10
2025-12-06 21:59:56.99 +31:26:57.3 21.426 3.92 152.9 HIP 108660 10.34
2025-12-07 22:00:00.34 +31:25:33.6 21.443 3.92 152.9 HIP 108660 9.74