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C/2016 P4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 P4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.913877
Eccentricity 0.986066
Inclination (deg) 29.902000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 320.735100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 356.240000
Epoch 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8743.689404

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-10-17T20:02:58.560
Period (years) 8743.689404

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 04:38:42.69 +51:28:23.0 19.216 6.28 267.5 HIP 21712 18.49
2025-11-22 04:38:26.58 +51:28:16.2 19.217 6.31 266.8 HIP 21586 18.27
2025-11-23 04:38:10.41 +51:28:07.7 19.217 6.33 266.1 HIP 21586 17.89
2025-11-24 04:37:54.18 +51:27:57.4 19.218 6.36 265.5 HIP 21586 17.84
2025-11-25 04:37:37.90 +51:27:45.3 19.219 6.38 264.8 HIP 21586 18.12
2025-11-26 04:37:21.57 +51:27:31.4 19.221 6.41 264.2 HIP 21586 18.72
2025-11-27 04:37:05.21 +51:27:15.7 19.223 6.43 263.5 HIP 21586 19.62
2025-11-28 04:36:48.82 +51:26:58.3 19.224 6.44 262.9 HIP 21586 20.78
2025-11-29 04:36:32.40 +51:26:39.1 19.227 6.46 262.3 HIP 21586 22.16
2025-11-30 04:36:15.97 +51:26:18.1 19.229 6.47 261.6 HIP 21586 23.72
2025-12-01 04:35:59.54 +51:25:55.4 19.232 6.49 261.0 HIP 21586 25.44
2025-12-02 04:35:43.10 +51:25:30.9 19.235 6.50 260.4 HIP 21328 27.23
2025-12-03 04:35:26.67 +51:25:04.7 19.238 6.50 259.7 HIP 21328 25.97
2025-12-04 04:35:10.25 +51:24:36.8 19.242 6.51 259.1 HIP 21328 24.90
2025-12-05 04:34:53.86 +51:24:07.2 19.246 6.51 258.5 HIP 21328 24.03
2025-12-06 04:34:37.49 +51:23:35.8 19.250 6.52 257.8 HIP 21328 23.40
2025-12-07 04:34:21.16 +51:23:02.8 19.254 6.52 257.8 HIP 21230 22.64