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C/2015 M3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 M3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.581496
Eccentricity 0.974052
Inclination (deg) 65.871700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 143.010700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 124.100900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1621.589307

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-08-23T10:22:22.080
Period (years) 1621.589307

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 03:38:11.79 -50:01:19.3 22.557 5.69 269.6 HIP 16853 13.18
2025-11-22 03:37:57.61 -50:01:20.2 22.566 5.68 270.8 HIP 16853 11.03
2025-11-23 03:37:43.46 -50:01:18.3 22.574 5.67 271.9 HIP 16853 8.92
2025-11-24 03:37:29.34 -50:01:13.7 22.583 5.67 273.1 HIP 16853 6.90
2025-11-25 03:37:15.25 -50:01:06.4 22.592 5.66 274.2 HIP 16853 5.06
2025-11-26 03:37:01.20 -50:00:56.4 22.601 5.65 275.4 HIP 16853 3.68
2025-11-27 03:36:47.21 -50:00:43.6 22.610 5.64 276.5 HIP 16853 3.39
2025-11-28 03:36:33.27 -50:00:28.2 22.619 5.63 277.7 HIP 16853 4.40
2025-11-29 03:36:19.39 -50:00:10.1 22.628 5.62 278.8 HIP 16853 6.08
2025-11-30 03:36:05.57 -49:59:49.3 22.638 5.61 280.0 HIP 16853 8.03
2025-12-01 03:35:51.83 -49:59:25.9 22.647 5.60 281.2 HIP 16853 10.08
2025-12-02 03:35:38.16 -49:58:59.8 22.657 5.59 282.3 HIP 16853 12.18
2025-12-03 03:35:24.58 -49:58:31.0 22.666 5.58 283.5 HIP 16853 14.31
2025-12-04 03:35:11.08 -49:57:59.7 22.676 5.57 284.7 HIP 16853 16.45
2025-12-05 03:34:57.67 -49:57:25.7 22.686 5.57 285.9 HIP 16853 18.60
2025-12-06 03:34:44.36 -49:56:49.1 22.696 5.56 287.0 HIP 16853 20.76
2025-12-07 03:34:31.15 -49:56:10.0 22.706 5.56 287.0 HIP 16853 22.91