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C/2016 T3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 T3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.635072
Eccentricity 0.979632
Inclination (deg) 22.714800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 271.626400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 194.581600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1471.519935

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-09-07T08:52:13.440
Period (years) 1471.519935

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 16:12:09.98 -30:40:24.6 21.102 7.81 97.6 HIP 79454 11.81
2025-11-22 16:12:24.38 -30:40:49.2 21.109 7.82 97.7 HIP 79454 9.33
2025-11-23 16:12:38.80 -30:41:14.3 21.115 7.82 97.8 HIP 79454 7.34
2025-11-24 16:12:53.22 -30:41:39.8 21.122 7.83 97.9 HIP 79454 6.34
2025-11-25 16:13:07.65 -30:42:05.6 21.128 7.83 98.1 HIP 79454 6.78
2025-11-26 16:13:22.09 -30:42:31.9 21.133 7.84 98.2 HIP 79454 8.45
2025-11-27 16:13:36.52 -30:42:58.6 21.139 7.84 98.3 HIP 79454 10.78
2025-11-28 16:13:50.95 -30:43:25.6 21.144 7.83 98.4 HIP 79454 13.45
2025-11-29 16:14:05.38 -30:43:53.1 21.149 7.83 98.5 HIP 79454 16.27
2025-11-30 16:14:19.79 -30:44:20.9 21.154 7.82 98.6 HIP 79454 19.19
2025-12-01 16:14:34.19 -30:44:49.0 21.158 7.82 98.8 HIP 79706 20.66
2025-12-02 16:14:48.58 -30:45:17.5 21.162 7.81 98.9 HIP 79706 18.02
2025-12-03 16:15:02.94 -30:45:46.3 21.166 7.80 99.0 HIP 79706 15.57
2025-12-04 16:15:17.28 -30:46:15.5 21.169 7.78 99.1 HIP 79706 13.41
2025-12-05 16:15:31.59 -30:46:45.0 21.173 7.77 99.2 HIP 79731 11.49
2025-12-06 16:15:45.88 -30:47:14.8 21.176 7.75 99.3 HIP 79731 9.06
2025-12-07 16:16:00.13 -30:47:44.9 21.178 7.75 99.3 HIP 79731 7.17