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C/2015 J1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 J1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.033514
Eccentricity 0.999830
Inclination (deg) 95.116400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 220.132500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 315.593600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6686242.213221

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2014-06-28T07:11:42.720
Period (years) 6686242.213221

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 16:06:53.60 +55:20:53.1 24.120 6.45 88.4 HIP 78942 5.37
2025-11-22 16:07:11.75 +55:20:57.2 24.121 6.46 87.6 HIP 78942 5.65
2025-11-23 16:07:29.92 +55:21:03.7 24.122 6.47 86.7 HIP 78942 6.93
2025-11-24 16:07:48.10 +55:21:12.6 24.123 6.48 85.8 HIP 78942 8.78
2025-11-25 16:08:06.30 +55:21:23.8 24.125 6.49 85.0 HIP 78942 10.92
2025-11-26 16:08:24.51 +55:21:37.4 24.126 6.50 84.1 HIP 78942 13.20
2025-11-27 16:08:42.72 +55:21:53.3 24.127 6.51 83.3 HIP 78942 15.58
2025-11-28 16:09:00.93 +55:22:11.6 24.128 6.52 82.4 HIP 78942 18.00
2025-11-29 16:09:19.13 +55:22:32.2 24.128 6.53 81.5 HIP 78942 20.46
2025-11-30 16:09:37.32 +55:22:55.2 24.129 6.54 80.7 HIP 78942 22.95
2025-12-01 16:09:55.50 +55:23:20.6 24.130 6.55 79.8 HIP 78942 25.45
2025-12-02 16:10:13.66 +55:23:48.3 24.131 6.56 79.0 HIP 79164 26.79
2025-12-03 16:10:31.80 +55:24:18.3 24.132 6.57 78.1 HIP 79164 27.07
2025-12-04 16:10:49.92 +55:24:50.7 24.132 6.58 77.3 HIP 79164 27.56
2025-12-05 16:11:08.00 +55:25:25.4 24.133 6.59 76.4 HIP 79481 25.58
2025-12-06 16:11:26.05 +55:26:02.5 24.133 6.59 75.6 HIP 79481 23.42
2025-12-07 16:11:44.07 +55:26:41.9 24.134 6.59 75.6 HIP 79481 21.33