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C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.211868
Eccentricity 0.999065
Inclination (deg) 90.730200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 92.298600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 209.846500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-ED3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 115059.211112

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-08-08T03:07:46.560
Period (years) 115059.211112

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 06:16:58.42 +13:07:33.0 18.344 6.82 272.4 HIP 29920 14.90
2025-11-22 06:16:47.22 +13:07:39.8 18.340 6.90 272.6 HIP 29920 17.49
2025-11-23 06:16:35.89 +13:07:47.2 18.336 6.99 272.7 HIP 29920 20.15
2025-11-24 06:16:24.42 +13:07:55.1 18.332 7.07 272.9 HIP 29920 22.87
2025-11-25 06:16:12.83 +13:08:03.5 18.328 7.14 273.0 HIP 29920 25.63
2025-11-26 06:16:01.11 +13:08:12.5 18.325 7.22 273.2 HIP 29920 28.44
2025-11-27 06:15:49.26 +13:08:22.0 18.321 7.29 273.3 HIP 29920 31.29
2025-11-28 06:15:37.30 +13:08:32.1 18.318 7.36 273.5 HIP 29920 34.18
2025-11-29 06:15:25.23 +13:08:42.8 18.316 7.43 273.6 HIP 29736 35.97
2025-11-30 06:15:13.05 +13:08:54.0 18.314 7.49 273.7 HIP 29493 33.83
2025-12-01 06:15:00.77 +13:09:05.7 18.311 7.55 273.9 HIP 29493 30.84
2025-12-02 06:14:48.39 +13:09:18.0 18.310 7.61 274.0 HIP 29493 27.83
2025-12-03 06:14:35.91 +13:09:30.8 18.308 7.67 274.2 HIP 29493 24.80
2025-12-04 06:14:23.34 +13:09:44.2 18.307 7.73 274.3 HIP 29493 21.75
2025-12-05 06:14:10.68 +13:09:58.2 18.306 7.78 274.5 HIP 29493 18.69
2025-12-06 06:13:57.94 +13:10:12.7 18.305 7.83 274.6 HIP 29493 15.62
2025-12-07 06:13:45.12 +13:10:27.8 18.305 7.83 274.6 HIP 29493 12.55