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C/2016 C1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 C1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.427916
Eccentricity 1.001368
Inclination (deg) 56.210100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 181.732100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 328.506900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2020-L06, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-02-17T23:28:27.840

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 16:23:46.38 +27:59:27.7 21.185 8.34 97.5 HIP 80409 19.33
2025-11-22 16:24:01.37 +27:59:01.6 21.188 8.34 96.9 HIP 80409 16.90
2025-11-23 16:24:16.37 +27:58:37.6 21.192 8.35 96.3 HIP 80409 14.86
2025-11-24 16:24:31.40 +27:58:15.7 21.195 8.35 95.6 HIP 80409 13.39
2025-11-25 16:24:46.45 +27:57:55.9 21.198 8.35 95.0 HIP 80409 12.69
2025-11-26 16:25:01.51 +27:57:38.3 21.201 8.35 94.4 HIP 80409 12.88
2025-11-27 16:25:16.58 +27:57:22.8 21.203 8.34 93.8 HIP 80409 13.93
2025-11-28 16:25:31.66 +27:57:09.4 21.206 8.34 93.2 HIP 80409 15.66
2025-11-29 16:25:46.75 +27:56:58.1 21.208 8.34 92.6 HIP 80551 17.19
2025-11-30 16:26:01.83 +27:56:49.0 21.210 8.33 92.0 HIP 80551 14.73
2025-12-01 16:26:16.91 +27:56:42.1 21.212 8.33 91.4 HIP 80551 12.72
2025-12-02 16:26:31.99 +27:56:37.3 21.214 8.32 90.7 HIP 80551 11.38
2025-12-03 16:26:47.06 +27:56:34.6 21.215 8.31 90.1 HIP 80551 10.96
2025-12-04 16:27:02.11 +27:56:34.1 21.216 8.31 89.5 HIP 80551 11.57
2025-12-05 16:27:17.16 +27:56:35.8 21.218 8.30 88.9 HIP 80551 13.06
2025-12-06 16:27:32.18 +27:56:39.6 21.219 8.29 88.3 HIP 80551 15.16
2025-12-07 16:27:47.18 +27:56:45.5 21.220 8.29 88.3 HIP 80551 17.67