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C/2015 WZ (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2015 WZ (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.386150
Eccentricity 0.990899
Inclination (deg) 134.798100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 40.340700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 66.898500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1879.670270

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-04-14T09:44:38.400
Period (years) 1879.670270

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 11:57:33.26 -28:42:29.3 24.258 4.41 148.2 HIP 58158 28.44
2025-11-22 11:57:37.50 -28:43:59.2 24.251 4.36 149.1 HIP 58158 30.00
2025-11-23 11:57:41.59 -28:45:29.1 24.243 4.31 150.0 HIP 58158 31.54
2025-11-24 11:57:45.53 -28:46:58.7 24.236 4.27 151.0 HIP 58158 33.08
2025-11-25 11:57:49.31 -28:48:28.3 24.229 4.22 152.0 HIP 58158 34.60
2025-11-26 11:57:52.93 -28:49:57.6 24.221 4.17 153.0 HIP 58125 34.93
2025-11-27 11:57:56.39 -28:51:26.7 24.213 4.12 154.0 HIP 58125 35.26
2025-11-28 11:57:59.70 -28:52:55.5 24.205 4.07 155.0 HIP 58125 35.63
2025-11-29 11:58:02.84 -28:54:24.1 24.197 4.02 156.1 HIP 58125 36.03
2025-11-30 11:58:05.81 -28:55:52.4 24.189 3.98 157.3 HIP 58125 36.47
2025-12-01 11:58:08.62 -28:57:20.4 24.180 3.93 158.4 HIP 58125 36.94
2025-12-02 11:58:11.27 -28:58:48.0 24.172 3.88 159.6 HIP 58125 37.43
2025-12-03 11:58:13.74 -29:00:15.3 24.163 3.83 160.8 HIP 58125 37.94
2025-12-04 11:58:16.05 -29:01:42.2 24.154 3.79 162.0 HIP 58125 38.48
2025-12-05 11:58:18.19 -29:03:08.7 24.145 3.74 163.3 HIP 58125 39.02
2025-12-06 11:58:20.16 -29:04:34.7 24.136 3.70 164.6 HIP 58125 39.58
2025-12-07 11:58:21.96 -29:06:00.3 24.127 3.70 164.6 HIP 58125 40.15