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C/2016 A6 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 A6 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.386748
Eccentricity 0.988740
Inclination (deg) 120.944800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 300.220600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 140.794100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3086.045076

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2015-11-06T18:33:50.400
Period (years) 3086.045076

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 02:04:56.20 -50:36:35.4 23.374 6.15 285.0 HIP 9872 19.69
2025-11-22 02:04:41.23 -50:35:57.3 23.387 6.12 286.0 HIP 9872 22.12
2025-11-23 02:04:26.40 -50:35:16.7 23.400 6.09 287.0 HIP 9503 21.43
2025-11-24 02:04:11.72 -50:34:33.8 23.413 6.07 288.1 HIP 9503 18.99
2025-11-25 02:03:57.19 -50:33:48.5 23.426 6.04 289.2 HIP 9503 16.57
2025-11-26 02:03:42.82 -50:33:00.8 23.439 6.02 290.2 HIP 9503 14.16
2025-11-27 02:03:28.60 -50:32:10.8 23.452 5.99 291.3 HIP 9503 11.77
2025-11-28 02:03:14.55 -50:31:18.6 23.466 5.97 292.4 HIP 9503 9.41
2025-11-29 02:03:00.67 -50:30:24.0 23.479 5.94 293.4 HIP 9503 7.09
2025-11-30 02:02:46.96 -50:29:27.3 23.493 5.92 294.5 HIP 9503 4.86
2025-12-01 02:02:33.42 -50:28:28.3 23.506 5.89 295.6 HIP 9503 2.91
2025-12-02 02:02:20.06 -50:27:27.1 23.520 5.87 296.7 HIP 9503 2.18
2025-12-03 02:02:06.89 -50:26:23.8 23.533 5.85 297.8 HIP 9503 3.50
2025-12-04 02:01:53.90 -50:25:18.3 23.547 5.82 298.9 HIP 9503 5.56
2025-12-05 02:01:41.11 -50:24:10.8 23.561 5.80 300.0 HIP 9503 7.78
2025-12-06 02:01:28.50 -50:23:01.1 23.575 5.78 301.1 HIP 9503 10.05
2025-12-07 02:01:16.09 -50:21:49.4 23.589 5.78 301.1 HIP 9503 12.33