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C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.594176
Eccentricity 0.995452
Inclination (deg) 58.386100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 80.470300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 33.170300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-N06, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13622.865591

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-05-11T21:03:01.440
Period (years) 13622.865591

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 16:56:45.49 -14:50:23.7 20.194 7.71 103.5 HIP 83029 18.36
2025-11-22 16:56:57.91 -14:51:07.0 20.203 7.74 103.4 HIP 83029 15.40
2025-11-23 16:57:10.37 -14:51:49.9 20.213 7.76 103.2 HIP 83029 12.49
2025-11-24 16:57:22.88 -14:52:32.5 20.222 7.78 103.0 HIP 83029 9.68
2025-11-25 16:57:35.43 -14:53:14.6 20.230 7.80 102.9 HIP 83029 7.11
2025-11-26 16:57:48.02 -14:53:56.2 20.239 7.81 102.7 HIP 83029 5.17
2025-11-27 16:58:00.64 -14:54:37.5 20.247 7.83 102.6 HIP 83029 4.73
2025-11-28 16:58:13.29 -14:55:18.3 20.255 7.84 102.4 HIP 83029 6.12
2025-11-29 16:58:25.97 -14:55:58.7 20.262 7.85 102.3 HIP 83090 5.35
2025-11-30 16:58:38.68 -14:56:38.7 20.270 7.86 102.1 HIP 83090 4.52
2025-12-01 16:58:51.40 -14:57:18.3 20.277 7.87 102.0 HIP 83090 5.65
2025-12-02 16:59:04.15 -14:57:57.3 20.283 7.87 101.8 HIP 83090 7.95
2025-12-03 16:59:16.91 -14:58:36.0 20.290 7.87 101.7 HIP 83090 10.68
2025-12-04 16:59:29.68 -14:59:14.2 20.296 7.88 101.5 HIP 83090 13.60
2025-12-05 16:59:42.46 -14:59:51.9 20.302 7.88 101.4 HIP 83136 16.58
2025-12-06 16:59:55.25 -15:00:29.2 20.308 7.87 101.2 HIP 83136 18.33
2025-12-07 17:00:08.04 -15:01:06.0 20.313 7.87 101.2 HIP 83136 20.41