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C/2015 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.478157
Eccentricity 0.994946
Inclination (deg) 28.930600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 223.825500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 16.002300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5001.819210

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-06-05T06:28:39.360
Period (years) 5001.819210

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 01:54:19.93 +17:47:59.2 24.350 5.11 244.1 HIP 8915 16.14
2025-11-22 01:54:12.20 +17:47:05.6 24.362 5.06 243.9 HIP 8915 16.17
2025-11-23 01:54:04.57 +17:46:12.2 24.375 5.00 243.7 HIP 8915 16.45
2025-11-24 01:53:57.03 +17:45:19.1 24.388 4.95 243.6 HIP 8915 16.95
2025-11-25 01:53:49.58 +17:44:26.2 24.401 4.89 243.4 HIP 8915 17.66
2025-11-26 01:53:42.24 +17:43:33.6 24.415 4.83 243.2 HIP 8915 18.53
2025-11-27 01:53:35.00 +17:42:41.3 24.429 4.77 243.0 HIP 8915 19.54
2025-11-28 01:53:27.86 +17:41:49.4 24.443 4.71 242.8 HIP 8915 20.66
2025-11-29 01:53:20.83 +17:40:57.8 24.457 4.64 242.6 HIP 8726 21.71
2025-11-30 01:53:13.90 +17:40:06.6 24.472 4.58 242.4 HIP 8726 21.17
2025-12-01 01:53:07.09 +17:39:15.7 24.486 4.51 242.2 HIP 8726 20.79
2025-12-02 01:53:00.40 +17:38:25.2 24.501 4.44 242.0 HIP 8726 20.58
2025-12-03 01:52:53.82 +17:37:35.2 24.517 4.37 241.8 HIP 8726 20.54
2025-12-04 01:52:47.35 +17:36:45.5 24.532 4.30 241.5 HIP 8726 20.65
2025-12-05 01:52:41.01 +17:35:56.3 24.548 4.23 241.3 HIP 8726 20.90
2025-12-06 01:52:34.79 +17:35:07.5 24.564 4.15 241.0 HIP 8726 21.30
2025-12-07 01:52:28.69 +17:34:19.3 24.580 4.15 241.0 HIP 8726 21.81