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C/2017 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.290342
Eccentricity 0.971456
Inclination (deg) 49.794500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 121.067100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 2.048200
Epoch 2017-05-07T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 718.750660

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-05-17T03:14:41.280
Period (years) 718.750660

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 18:19:36.31 +01:18:02.6 21.380 6.62 106.9 HIP 89768 11.34
2025-11-22 18:19:46.45 +01:17:16.4 21.394 6.66 106.4 HIP 89768 13.66
2025-11-23 18:19:56.68 +01:16:31.3 21.408 6.71 105.8 HIP 89768 16.08
2025-11-24 18:20:07.00 +01:15:47.3 21.421 6.75 105.3 HIP 89768 18.58
2025-11-25 18:20:17.42 +01:15:04.5 21.434 6.79 104.8 HIP 89768 21.14
2025-11-26 18:20:27.93 +01:14:22.8 21.447 6.83 104.3 HIP 89997 21.17
2025-11-27 18:20:38.53 +01:13:42.2 21.460 6.87 103.8 HIP 89997 18.45
2025-11-28 18:20:49.21 +01:13:02.8 21.473 6.91 103.3 HIP 89997 15.74
2025-11-29 18:20:59.97 +01:12:24.5 21.485 6.95 102.9 HIP 89997 13.02
2025-11-30 18:21:10.81 +01:11:47.4 21.497 6.98 102.4 HIP 89997 10.32
2025-12-01 18:21:21.73 +01:11:11.5 21.509 7.02 101.9 HIP 89997 7.67
2025-12-02 18:21:32.72 +01:10:36.7 21.521 7.05 101.5 HIP 89997 5.18
2025-12-03 18:21:43.78 +01:10:03.1 21.532 7.08 101.0 HIP 89997 3.27
2025-12-04 18:21:54.90 +01:09:30.7 21.543 7.11 100.6 HIP 89997 3.26
2025-12-05 18:22:06.09 +01:08:59.4 21.554 7.14 100.1 HIP 89997 5.18
2025-12-06 18:22:17.34 +01:08:29.3 21.565 7.17 99.7 HIP 89997 7.72
2025-12-07 18:22:28.66 +01:08:00.4 21.575 7.17 99.7 HIP 89997 10.44