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C/2015 K4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 K4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.027205
Eccentricity 1.000961
Inclination (deg) 80.089600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 250.918300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 357.792000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-04-30T07:16:01.920

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 03:24:25.91 +55:58:20.3 24.421 6.02 249.9 HIP 15785 12.42
2025-11-22 03:24:09.75 +55:57:30.6 24.424 6.03 249.2 HIP 15785 11.75
2025-11-23 03:23:53.63 +55:56:39.2 24.428 6.04 248.6 HIP 15785 11.57
2025-11-24 03:23:37.58 +55:55:46.2 24.432 6.04 247.9 HIP 15785 11.92
2025-11-25 03:23:21.58 +55:54:51.7 24.436 6.05 247.3 HIP 15785 12.75
2025-11-26 03:23:05.66 +55:53:55.6 24.441 6.05 246.6 HIP 15785 13.98
2025-11-27 03:22:49.80 +55:52:58.0 24.446 6.05 246.0 HIP 15785 15.50
2025-11-28 03:22:34.03 +55:51:58.8 24.451 6.06 245.4 HIP 15785 17.26
2025-11-29 03:22:18.35 +55:50:58.1 24.456 6.05 244.7 HIP 15785 19.17
2025-11-30 03:22:02.75 +55:49:56.0 24.462 6.05 244.1 HIP 15785 21.20
2025-12-01 03:21:47.25 +55:48:52.4 24.468 6.05 243.4 HIP 15554 20.50
2025-12-02 03:21:31.86 +55:47:47.3 24.474 6.04 242.8 HIP 15554 18.39
2025-12-03 03:21:16.57 +55:46:40.9 24.480 6.04 242.1 HIP 15554 16.35
2025-12-04 03:21:01.40 +55:45:33.0 24.487 6.03 241.4 HIP 15554 14.42
2025-12-05 03:20:46.35 +55:44:23.8 24.494 6.02 240.8 HIP 15554 12.63
2025-12-06 03:20:31.42 +55:43:13.3 24.501 6.01 240.1 HIP 15554 11.07
2025-12-07 03:20:16.62 +55:42:01.4 24.508 6.01 240.1 HIP 15554 9.83