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C/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.329433
Eccentricity 0.999425
Inclination (deg) 121.275600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 128.011900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 10.167300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-O08, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 892318.183618

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-11-20T00:00:00.000
Period (years) 892318.183618

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 21:32:00.11 +33:10:28.2 18.435 7.03 172.4 HIP 106465 22.50
2025-11-22 21:32:01.88 +33:07:41.0 18.452 6.99 171.3 HIP 106465 22.61
2025-11-23 21:32:03.89 +33:04:55.2 18.469 6.95 170.2 HIP 106388 20.79
2025-11-24 21:32:06.16 +33:02:10.9 18.486 6.91 169.0 HIP 106388 18.18
2025-11-25 21:32:08.66 +32:59:28.1 18.504 6.87 167.9 HIP 106388 15.61
2025-11-26 21:32:11.41 +32:56:46.8 18.521 6.84 166.7 HIP 106388 13.11
2025-11-27 21:32:14.40 +32:54:07.1 18.538 6.80 165.6 HIP 106388 10.72
2025-11-28 21:32:17.62 +32:51:29.0 18.555 6.77 164.4 HIP 106388 8.50
2025-11-29 21:32:21.09 +32:48:52.5 18.573 6.73 163.2 HIP 106388 6.64
2025-11-30 21:32:24.78 +32:46:17.8 18.590 6.70 162.1 HIP 106388 5.47
2025-12-01 21:32:28.71 +32:43:44.7 18.607 6.67 160.9 HIP 106388 5.45
2025-12-02 21:32:32.86 +32:41:13.4 18.625 6.64 159.7 HIP 106388 6.56
2025-12-03 21:32:37.25 +32:38:43.8 18.642 6.62 158.5 HIP 106388 8.37
2025-12-04 21:32:41.85 +32:36:16.0 18.659 6.59 157.3 HIP 106388 10.50
2025-12-05 21:32:46.68 +32:33:50.1 18.677 6.57 156.1 HIP 106388 12.80
2025-12-06 21:32:51.72 +32:31:26.0 18.694 6.54 154.9 HIP 106388 15.17
2025-12-07 21:32:56.98 +32:29:03.7 18.712 6.54 154.9 HIP 106388 17.59