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P/2015 K5 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2015 K5 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.986178
Eccentricity 0.553985
Inclination (deg) 39.988000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 134.266600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 106.010500
Epoch 2015-05-18T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 17.324046

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2032-10-02T00:58:08.459
Period (years) 17.324046

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 05:37:47.30 -13:58:02.6 9.335 11.86 254.8 HIP 26511 23.49
2025-11-22 05:37:28.43 -13:59:17.2 9.328 11.95 255.7 HIP 26308 21.52
2025-11-23 05:37:09.33 -14:00:28.1 9.322 12.04 256.5 HIP 26308 18.24
2025-11-24 05:36:50.01 -14:01:35.3 9.316 12.13 257.4 HIP 26308 15.67
2025-11-25 05:36:30.49 -14:02:38.9 9.310 12.21 258.2 HIP 26308 14.23
2025-11-26 05:36:10.77 -14:03:38.7 9.305 12.29 259.0 HIP 26308 14.31
2025-11-27 05:35:50.86 -14:04:34.7 9.300 12.37 259.9 HIP 26308 15.92
2025-11-28 05:35:30.77 -14:05:26.9 9.295 12.45 260.7 HIP 26308 18.68
2025-11-29 05:35:10.51 -14:06:15.3 9.290 12.52 261.5 HIP 26308 22.20
2025-11-30 05:34:50.09 -14:06:59.7 9.285 12.58 262.3 HIP 26308 26.18
2025-12-01 05:34:29.52 -14:07:40.2 9.281 12.65 263.1 HIP 26308 30.46
2025-12-02 05:34:08.80 -14:08:16.7 9.277 12.71 263.9 HIP 26308 34.93
2025-12-03 05:33:47.96 -14:08:49.3 9.273 12.76 264.6 HIP 26074 36.96
2025-12-04 05:33:26.99 -14:09:17.8 9.270 12.82 265.4 HIP 26074 37.50
2025-12-05 05:33:05.91 -14:09:42.3 9.266 12.87 266.2 HIP 26074 38.67
2025-12-06 05:32:44.72 -14:10:02.7 9.263 12.91 267.0 HIP 25829 37.63
2025-12-07 05:32:23.44 -14:10:19.1 9.261 12.91 267.0 HIP 25829 34.29