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P/2016 J1-A (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2016 J1-A (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.461820
Eccentricity 0.226511
Inclination (deg) 14.310800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 199.798700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.858900
Epoch 2024-03-28T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-F76, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.678103

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-10-28T19:27:20.190
Period (years) 5.678103

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 07:56:45.55 +03:30:48.4 3.116 11.12 195.2 HIP 38922 19.66
2025-11-22 07:56:40.88 +03:26:30.7 3.102 11.17 198.9 HIP 38717 19.20
2025-11-23 07:56:35.07 +03:22:17.0 3.088 11.27 202.6 HIP 38717 15.98
2025-11-24 07:56:28.12 +03:18:07.5 3.074 11.40 206.3 HIP 38717 13.22
2025-11-25 07:56:20.02 +03:14:02.2 3.061 11.58 209.9 HIP 38717 11.30
2025-11-26 07:56:10.77 +03:10:01.3 3.047 11.79 213.4 HIP 38717 10.79
2025-11-27 07:56:00.39 +03:06:04.9 3.034 12.04 216.7 HIP 38717 11.95
2025-11-28 07:55:48.86 +03:02:13.3 3.021 12.32 219.9 HIP 38717 14.48
2025-11-29 07:55:36.19 +02:58:26.4 3.008 12.64 223.0 HIP 38717 17.88
2025-11-30 07:55:22.39 +02:54:44.5 2.995 12.98 225.9 HIP 38717 21.83
2025-12-01 07:55:07.46 +02:51:07.6 2.982 13.35 228.7 HIP 38717 26.16
2025-12-02 07:54:51.40 +02:47:36.0 2.969 13.75 231.3 HIP 38717 30.77
2025-12-03 07:54:34.21 +02:44:09.7 2.957 14.16 233.8 HIP 38717 35.63
2025-12-04 07:54:15.91 +02:40:48.8 2.945 14.60 236.1 HIP 38805 40.03
2025-12-05 07:53:56.50 +02:37:33.6 2.933 15.05 238.3 HIP 38515 40.44
2025-12-06 07:53:35.98 +02:34:24.1 2.921 15.52 240.4 HIP 38515 36.32
2025-12-07 07:53:14.37 +02:31:20.4 2.909 15.52 240.4 HIP 38515 32.90