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P/2016 P1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2016 P1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.283249
Eccentricity 0.286917
Inclination (deg) 24.485500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 318.956100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 271.224700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC102099, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.729540

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-03-06T15:38:09.600
Period (years) 5.729540

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 09:26:02.85 +25:47:36.7 2.960 12.58 120.0 HIP 46255 24.89
2025-11-22 09:26:22.21 +25:45:05.7 2.943 11.91 121.0 HIP 46255 28.24
2025-11-23 09:26:40.33 +25:42:38.4 2.926 11.23 122.2 HIP 46405 31.77
2025-11-24 09:26:57.20 +25:40:14.8 2.909 10.55 123.5 HIP 46405 27.92
2025-11-25 09:27:12.81 +25:37:55.0 2.893 9.87 125.1 HIP 46405 24.45
2025-11-26 09:27:27.14 +25:35:38.8 2.876 9.19 126.9 HIP 46405 21.38
2025-11-27 09:27:40.17 +25:33:26.4 2.860 8.51 129.0 HIP 46405 18.73
2025-11-28 09:27:51.89 +25:31:17.7 2.843 7.84 131.6 HIP 46405 16.52
2025-11-29 09:28:02.29 +25:29:12.8 2.827 7.19 134.7 HIP 46405 14.76
2025-11-30 09:28:11.35 +25:27:11.5 2.810 6.55 138.4 HIP 46405 13.45
2025-12-01 09:28:19.06 +25:25:13.9 2.794 5.95 142.9 HIP 46405 12.55
2025-12-02 09:28:25.41 +25:23:19.9 2.778 5.39 148.6 HIP 46405 11.99
2025-12-03 09:28:30.39 +25:21:29.6 2.762 4.88 155.5 HIP 46405 11.66
2025-12-04 09:28:33.97 +25:19:42.9 2.746 4.47 164.0 HIP 46405 11.46
2025-12-05 09:28:36.15 +25:17:59.8 2.730 4.17 174.1 HIP 46405 11.31
2025-12-06 09:28:36.92 +25:16:20.3 2.714 4.02 185.4 HIP 46405 11.13
2025-12-07 09:28:36.25 +25:14:44.3 2.699 4.02 185.4 HIP 46405 10.88