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C/2016 E1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 E1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.159925
Eccentricity 1.001662
Inclination (deg) 131.865800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 233.145700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.232300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2020-L06, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-05-27T20:46:27.840

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 05:04:16.69 +49:59:06.2 17.813 9.27 264.3 HIP 23609 15.49
2025-11-22 05:03:53.74 +49:58:44.1 17.811 9.32 263.9 HIP 23609 16.30
2025-11-23 05:03:30.68 +49:58:20.1 17.810 9.37 263.4 HIP 23609 17.85
2025-11-24 05:03:07.53 +49:57:54.2 17.810 9.42 263.0 HIP 23609 19.98
2025-11-25 05:02:44.29 +49:57:26.3 17.809 9.46 262.5 HIP 23609 22.52
2025-11-26 05:02:20.96 +49:56:56.5 17.809 9.50 262.0 HIP 23609 25.38
2025-11-27 05:01:57.57 +49:56:24.8 17.809 9.54 261.6 HIP 23609 28.45
2025-11-28 05:01:34.11 +49:55:51.2 17.810 9.58 261.1 HIP 23147 26.80
2025-11-29 05:01:10.59 +49:55:15.6 17.810 9.61 260.7 HIP 23147 22.97
2025-11-30 05:00:47.03 +49:54:38.1 17.811 9.64 260.2 HIP 23147 19.13
2025-12-01 05:00:23.42 +49:53:58.6 17.813 9.67 259.8 HIP 23147 15.27
2025-12-02 04:59:59.79 +49:53:17.2 17.814 9.70 259.3 HIP 23147 11.41
2025-12-03 04:59:36.13 +49:52:34.0 17.816 9.72 258.9 HIP 23147 7.53
2025-12-04 04:59:12.46 +49:51:48.8 17.818 9.74 258.4 HIP 23147 3.64
2025-12-05 04:58:48.77 +49:51:01.6 17.821 9.76 258.0 HIP 23147 0.28
2025-12-06 04:58:25.09 +49:50:12.6 17.823 9.78 257.5 HIP 23147 4.16
2025-12-07 04:58:01.42 +49:49:21.7 17.826 9.78 257.5 HIP 23147 8.07