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P/2015 M2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2015 M2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.967077
Eccentricity 0.177615
Inclination (deg) 3.967700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 86.698000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 225.608800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC107684, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 19.544731

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2035-03-13T19:10:07.680
Period (years) 19.544731

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 09:53:32.78 +16:09:30.7 8.419 4.14 93.3 HIP 48577 15.17
2025-11-22 09:53:39.67 +16:09:25.0 8.402 3.86 92.0 HIP 48577 13.69
2025-11-23 09:53:46.10 +16:09:21.7 8.386 3.58 90.5 HIP 48577 12.38
2025-11-24 09:53:52.07 +16:09:20.9 8.369 3.30 88.8 HIP 48577 11.23
2025-11-25 09:53:57.57 +16:09:22.5 8.352 3.03 86.7 HIP 48577 10.27
2025-11-26 09:54:02.61 +16:09:26.7 8.335 2.76 84.3 HIP 48577 9.50
2025-11-27 09:54:07.18 +16:09:33.3 8.319 2.49 81.2 HIP 48577 8.93
2025-11-28 09:54:11.28 +16:09:42.4 8.302 2.23 77.5 HIP 48577 8.55
2025-11-29 09:54:14.91 +16:09:54.0 8.286 1.99 72.8 HIP 48577 8.36
2025-11-30 09:54:18.07 +16:10:08.0 8.269 1.75 66.9 HIP 48577 8.33
2025-12-01 09:54:20.76 +16:10:24.6 8.253 1.55 59.2 HIP 48577 8.44
2025-12-02 09:54:22.97 +16:10:43.6 8.236 1.38 49.5 HIP 48577 8.66
2025-12-03 09:54:24.72 +16:11:05.1 8.220 1.26 37.4 HIP 48577 8.97
2025-12-04 09:54:25.99 +16:11:29.0 8.204 1.20 23.5 HIP 48577 9.34
2025-12-05 09:54:26.78 +16:11:55.4 8.188 1.22 9.1 HIP 48577 9.77
2025-12-06 09:54:27.10 +16:12:24.2 8.171 1.31 355.9 HIP 48577 10.25
2025-12-07 09:54:26.95 +16:12:55.5 8.156 1.31 355.9 HIP 48577 10.77