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C/2016 VZ18 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2016 VZ18 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.907611
Eccentricity 0.994124
Inclination (deg) 24.040700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 98.856100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 36.336100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1919.671625

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-03-05T00:08:29.760
Period (years) 1919.671625

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 19:29:02.09 -27:26:55.9 23.165 4.57 77.3 HIP 95882 14.55
2025-11-22 19:29:10.13 -27:26:31.7 23.183 4.65 77.4 HIP 95882 12.77
2025-11-23 19:29:18.31 -27:26:07.4 23.201 4.73 77.6 HIP 95882 10.97
2025-11-24 19:29:26.63 -27:25:43.0 23.219 4.80 77.7 HIP 95882 9.17
2025-11-25 19:29:35.09 -27:25:18.4 23.236 4.88 77.8 HIP 95882 7.39
2025-11-26 19:29:43.68 -27:24:53.7 23.253 4.95 78.0 HIP 95882 5.68
2025-11-27 19:29:52.41 -27:24:28.9 23.270 5.02 78.1 HIP 95882 4.17
2025-11-28 19:30:01.27 -27:24:04.0 23.287 5.09 78.2 HIP 95882 3.22
2025-11-29 19:30:10.25 -27:23:39.0 23.304 5.16 78.3 HIP 95882 3.39
2025-11-30 19:30:19.36 -27:23:13.9 23.320 5.23 78.4 HIP 95882 4.60
2025-12-01 19:30:28.59 -27:22:48.7 23.337 5.29 78.5 HIP 95882 6.30
2025-12-02 19:30:37.94 -27:22:23.4 23.353 5.36 78.6 HIP 95882 8.20
2025-12-03 19:30:47.40 -27:21:58.1 23.369 5.42 78.7 HIP 95882 10.22
2025-12-04 19:30:56.98 -27:21:32.6 23.384 5.48 78.8 HIP 95882 12.31
2025-12-05 19:31:06.67 -27:21:07.1 23.399 5.54 78.9 HIP 95882 14.44
2025-12-06 19:31:16.47 -27:20:41.6 23.415 5.60 79.0 HIP 95882 16.62
2025-12-07 19:31:26.37 -27:20:16.0 23.429 5.60 79.0 HIP 95882 18.82