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C/2015 M1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 M1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.118802
Eccentricity 0.995491
Inclination (deg) 57.264300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 100.327800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 164.316100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10186.270582

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-05-13T11:18:31.680
Period (years) 10186.270582

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 04:53:04.28 -18:47:45.8 24.149 5.78 258.9 HIP 22710 1.90
2025-11-22 04:52:54.69 -18:48:12.5 24.152 5.80 259.6 HIP 22710 1.91
2025-11-23 04:52:45.05 -18:48:37.6 24.155 5.81 260.3 HIP 22710 3.81
2025-11-24 04:52:35.36 -18:49:01.0 24.158 5.82 261.0 HIP 22710 6.03
2025-11-25 04:52:25.64 -18:49:22.7 24.161 5.83 261.8 HIP 22710 8.31
2025-11-26 04:52:15.89 -18:49:42.8 24.164 5.84 262.5 HIP 22608 6.20
2025-11-27 04:52:06.10 -18:50:01.1 24.168 5.85 263.2 HIP 22608 3.88
2025-11-28 04:51:56.29 -18:50:17.8 24.172 5.85 263.9 HIP 22608 1.61
2025-11-29 04:51:46.45 -18:50:32.8 24.176 5.86 264.6 HIP 22608 1.06
2025-11-30 04:51:36.59 -18:50:46.0 24.180 5.86 265.3 HIP 22608 3.27
2025-12-01 04:51:26.72 -18:50:57.6 24.185 5.86 266.0 HIP 22608 5.59
2025-12-02 04:51:16.83 -18:51:07.4 24.190 5.86 266.7 HIP 22608 7.93
2025-12-03 04:51:06.94 -18:51:15.6 24.195 5.86 267.4 HIP 22519 6.00
2025-12-04 04:50:57.04 -18:51:22.0 24.200 5.86 268.1 HIP 22519 3.99
2025-12-05 04:50:47.13 -18:51:26.6 24.206 5.86 268.8 HIP 22519 2.64
2025-12-06 04:50:37.23 -18:51:29.6 24.212 5.86 269.5 HIP 22519 3.02
2025-12-07 04:50:27.33 -18:51:30.8 24.218 5.86 269.5 HIP 22519 4.74