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P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.012824
Eccentricity 0.665208
Inclination (deg) 18.893800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 180.526500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 351.888000
Epoch 2021-07-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.261849

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-09-21T05:05:59.199
Period (years) 5.261849

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 01:57:50.88 -04:18:32.7 2.338 32.75 248.9 HIP 9177 4.05
2025-11-22 01:57:01.85 -04:23:15.7 2.340 32.08 249.3 HIP 9033 16.46
2025-11-23 01:56:13.68 -04:27:47.3 2.343 31.38 249.8 HIP 9033 17.21
2025-11-24 01:55:26.42 -04:32:07.4 2.345 30.66 250.3 HIP 8978 24.10
2025-11-25 01:54:40.10 -04:36:16.0 2.348 29.92 250.7 HIP 8978 31.94
2025-11-26 01:53:54.75 -04:40:12.9 2.352 29.17 251.2 HIP 8852 35.81
2025-11-27 01:53:10.42 -04:43:58.1 2.355 28.39 251.7 HIP 8852 33.62
2025-11-28 01:52:27.13 -04:47:31.6 2.359 27.60 252.3 HIP 8599 25.24
2025-11-29 01:51:44.91 -04:50:53.2 2.363 26.80 252.8 HIP 8579 18.01
2025-11-30 01:51:03.80 -04:54:03.1 2.367 25.98 253.4 HIP 8579 7.34
2025-12-01 01:50:23.82 -04:57:01.1 2.371 25.15 254.0 HIP 8579 3.36
2025-12-02 01:49:45.00 -04:59:47.3 2.376 24.30 254.6 HIP 8521 8.56
2025-12-03 01:49:07.36 -05:02:21.7 2.381 23.45 255.3 HIP 8521 15.97
2025-12-04 01:48:30.91 -05:04:44.4 2.386 22.60 256.0 HIP 8401 16.58
2025-12-05 01:47:55.69 -05:06:55.3 2.391 21.73 256.8 HIP 8401 16.00
2025-12-06 01:47:21.71 -05:08:54.5 2.396 20.86 257.6 HIP 8401 19.88
2025-12-07 01:46:48.99 -05:10:42.1 2.402 20.86 257.6 HIP 8401 25.97