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P/2016 J1-B (PANSTARRS)

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

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.462511
Eccentricity 0.226386
Inclination (deg) 14.308900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 199.794200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 47.919700
Epoch 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-EE3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.679117

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-10-29T03:24:59.059
Period (years) 5.679117

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 07:56:55.79 +03:30:35.1 3.117 11.12 195.0 HIP 38922 17.61
2025-11-22 07:56:51.17 +03:26:17.4 3.103 11.16 198.8 HIP 38922 21.19
2025-11-23 07:56:45.41 +03:22:03.8 3.089 11.26 202.5 HIP 38717 18.33
2025-11-24 07:56:38.50 +03:17:54.2 3.075 11.39 206.2 HIP 38717 15.76
2025-11-25 07:56:30.45 +03:13:48.9 3.061 11.56 209.8 HIP 38717 13.90
2025-11-26 07:56:21.25 +03:09:48.1 3.048 11.77 213.2 HIP 38717 13.12
2025-11-27 07:56:10.91 +03:05:51.7 3.035 12.02 216.6 HIP 38717 13.67
2025-11-28 07:55:59.43 +03:02:00.1 3.022 12.30 219.8 HIP 38717 15.50
2025-11-29 07:55:46.81 +02:58:13.2 3.008 12.62 222.9 HIP 38717 18.31
2025-11-30 07:55:33.06 +02:54:31.3 2.996 12.96 225.8 HIP 38717 21.81
2025-12-01 07:55:18.17 +02:50:54.5 2.983 13.33 228.6 HIP 38717 25.78
2025-12-02 07:55:02.16 +02:47:22.9 2.970 13.72 231.2 HIP 38717 30.12
2025-12-03 07:54:45.02 +02:43:56.6 2.958 14.14 233.7 HIP 38717 34.76
2025-12-04 07:54:26.77 +02:40:35.8 2.946 14.57 236.1 HIP 38805 37.65
2025-12-05 07:54:07.41 +02:37:20.5 2.934 15.02 238.3 HIP 38805 40.17
2025-12-06 07:53:46.94 +02:34:11.0 2.922 15.49 240.4 HIP 38515 36.59
2025-12-07 07:53:25.37 +02:31:07.3 2.910 15.49 240.4 HIP 38515 32.77