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C/2016 Q2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 Q2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.079924
Eccentricity 1.001941
Inclination (deg) 109.315000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 322.352600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 84.518600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-H50, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-05-11T05:22:16.320

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 10:36:17.77 +23:14:50.8 12.320 1.26 263.4 HIP 51983 18.08
2025-11-22 10:36:15.58 +23:14:47.3 12.308 1.46 267.5 HIP 51983 18.50
2025-11-23 10:36:13.05 +23:14:45.8 12.295 1.65 270.7 HIP 51983 18.95
2025-11-24 10:36:10.17 +23:14:46.2 12.282 1.86 273.1 HIP 51983 19.46
2025-11-25 10:36:06.94 +23:14:48.7 12.270 2.06 275.0 HIP 51983 20.01
2025-11-26 10:36:03.36 +23:14:53.0 12.257 2.27 276.6 HIP 51983 20.63
2025-11-27 10:35:59.43 +23:14:59.3 12.245 2.48 277.9 HIP 51983 21.31
2025-11-28 10:35:55.14 +23:15:07.4 12.232 2.70 278.9 HIP 51983 22.05
2025-11-29 10:35:50.50 +23:15:17.5 12.220 2.91 279.8 HIP 51983 22.87
2025-11-30 10:35:45.51 +23:15:29.4 12.207 3.13 280.6 HIP 51983 23.77
2025-12-01 10:35:40.15 +23:15:43.2 12.195 3.34 281.2 HIP 51983 24.74
2025-12-02 10:35:34.45 +23:15:58.8 12.182 3.56 281.7 HIP 51699 25.11
2025-12-03 10:35:28.38 +23:16:16.1 12.170 3.77 282.2 HIP 51699 23.69
2025-12-04 10:35:21.95 +23:16:35.3 12.157 3.99 282.6 HIP 51699 22.18
2025-12-05 10:35:15.17 +23:16:56.2 12.145 4.21 283.0 HIP 51699 20.58
2025-12-06 10:35:08.03 +23:17:18.8 12.133 4.43 283.3 HIP 51699 18.90
2025-12-07 10:35:00.52 +23:17:43.2 12.121 4.43 283.3 HIP 51699 17.13