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C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.745437
Eccentricity 1.001803
Inclination (deg) 27.105700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 299.705200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 89.839300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-P47, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-02-18T10:15:18.720

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 10:10:24.07 -05:40:05.2 19.125 3.15 165.1 HIP 49832 11.87
2025-11-22 10:10:25.37 -05:41:18.2 19.113 3.07 167.2 HIP 49832 13.09
2025-11-23 10:10:26.47 -05:42:30.1 19.102 3.01 169.4 HIP 49832 14.30
2025-11-24 10:10:27.35 -05:43:41.1 19.090 2.94 171.7 HIP 49832 15.49
2025-11-25 10:10:28.04 -05:44:50.9 19.079 2.88 174.1 HIP 49832 16.66
2025-11-26 10:10:28.52 -05:45:59.8 19.067 2.83 176.6 HIP 49832 17.82
2025-11-27 10:10:28.79 -05:47:07.5 19.055 2.78 179.1 HIP 49832 18.95
2025-11-28 10:10:28.86 -05:48:14.1 19.044 2.73 181.8 HIP 49832 20.06
2025-11-29 10:10:28.72 -05:49:19.6 19.032 2.69 184.6 HIP 49832 21.14
2025-11-30 10:10:28.37 -05:50:24.0 19.020 2.66 187.4 HIP 49832 22.21
2025-12-01 10:10:27.82 -05:51:27.2 19.009 2.63 190.3 HIP 49832 23.26
2025-12-02 10:10:27.07 -05:52:29.3 18.997 2.61 193.2 HIP 49832 24.28
2025-12-03 10:10:26.11 -05:53:30.2 18.986 2.59 196.2 HIP 49832 25.29
2025-12-04 10:10:24.95 -05:54:29.9 18.974 2.58 199.2 HIP 49832 26.28
2025-12-05 10:10:23.58 -05:55:28.4 18.962 2.58 202.3 HIP 49832 27.26
2025-12-06 10:10:22.01 -05:56:25.6 18.951 2.58 205.3 HIP 49832 28.22
2025-12-07 10:10:20.24 -05:57:21.7 18.939 2.58 205.3 HIP 49961 29.16