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P/2016 A3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2016 A3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.818814
Eccentricity 0.387379
Inclination (deg) 8.524200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 187.112700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 340.809300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-OB6, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 22.060859

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-04-27T14:37:49.440
Period (years) 22.060859

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 21:34:40.07 -08:47:12.5 10.566 5.37 89.4 HIP 106545 18.02
2025-11-22 21:34:48.75 -08:47:11.1 10.583 5.58 88.5 HIP 106545 18.08
2025-11-23 21:34:57.79 -08:47:07.7 10.601 5.79 87.8 HIP 106545 18.44
2025-11-24 21:35:07.16 -08:47:02.3 10.619 6.01 87.1 HIP 106545 19.11
2025-11-25 21:35:16.88 -08:46:55.0 10.636 6.22 86.4 HIP 106545 20.09
2025-11-26 21:35:26.93 -08:46:45.7 10.654 6.43 85.8 HIP 106545 21.37
2025-11-27 21:35:37.31 -08:46:34.5 10.671 6.64 85.3 HIP 106693 21.87
2025-11-28 21:35:48.03 -08:46:21.3 10.689 6.85 84.7 HIP 106693 20.37
2025-11-29 21:35:59.07 -08:46:06.2 10.706 7.06 84.2 HIP 106693 19.11
2025-11-30 21:36:10.44 -08:45:49.2 10.723 7.26 83.8 HIP 106693 18.18
2025-12-01 21:36:22.13 -08:45:30.2 10.741 7.47 83.3 HIP 106693 17.67
2025-12-02 21:36:34.13 -08:45:09.4 10.758 7.67 82.9 HIP 106693 17.66
2025-12-03 21:36:46.44 -08:44:46.7 10.775 7.87 82.5 HIP 106800 17.14
2025-12-04 21:36:59.07 -08:44:22.0 10.792 8.07 82.1 HIP 106800 14.00
2025-12-05 21:37:12.00 -08:43:55.5 10.809 8.26 81.8 HIP 106800 10.78
2025-12-06 21:37:25.24 -08:43:27.1 10.826 8.46 81.4 HIP 106800 7.48
2025-12-07 21:37:38.78 -08:42:56.9 10.842 8.46 81.4 HIP 106800 4.11