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C/2015 B2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 B2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.381212
Eccentricity 0.999454
Inclination (deg) 104.964600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 341.856600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 284.835100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 487326.062549

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-05-03T18:32:49.920
Period (years) 487326.062549

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 19:57:07.80 +36:33:06.2 22.519 4.84 142.1 HIP 98126 15.36
2025-11-22 19:57:13.73 +36:31:34.5 22.534 4.85 140.7 HIP 98126 14.58
2025-11-23 19:57:19.83 +36:30:04.4 22.548 4.85 139.4 HIP 98262 13.09
2025-11-24 19:57:26.11 +36:28:36.0 22.562 4.86 138.1 HIP 98262 11.15
2025-11-25 19:57:32.56 +36:27:09.2 22.576 4.87 136.8 HIP 98262 9.22
2025-11-26 19:57:39.19 +36:25:44.1 22.590 4.87 135.5 HIP 98262 7.29
2025-11-27 19:57:45.99 +36:24:20.7 22.604 4.88 134.2 HIP 98262 5.39
2025-11-28 19:57:52.95 +36:22:59.0 22.618 4.89 132.9 HIP 98262 3.56
2025-11-29 19:58:00.08 +36:21:39.1 22.632 4.90 131.6 HIP 98262 1.99
2025-11-30 19:58:07.36 +36:20:21.0 22.646 4.92 130.3 HIP 98262 1.76
2025-12-01 19:58:14.80 +36:19:04.7 22.660 4.93 129.0 HIP 98262 3.18
2025-12-02 19:58:22.40 +36:17:50.2 22.673 4.94 127.8 HIP 98262 5.00
2025-12-03 19:58:30.15 +36:16:37.5 22.687 4.96 126.5 HIP 98262 6.92
2025-12-04 19:58:38.05 +36:15:26.6 22.701 4.97 125.3 HIP 98262 8.88
2025-12-05 19:58:46.10 +36:14:17.7 22.714 4.99 124.1 HIP 98262 10.86
2025-12-06 19:58:54.29 +36:13:10.6 22.727 5.00 122.9 HIP 98262 12.85
2025-12-07 19:59:02.62 +36:12:05.4 22.741 5.00 122.9 HIP 98262 14.84