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C/2017 AB5 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 AB5 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 9.210360
Eccentricity 1.000262
Inclination (deg) 32.446200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 42.620500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 78.384900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC114598, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-02-19T12:00:51.840

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 14:08:14.44 -05:03:32.6 18.366 8.84 113.3 HIP 69052 19.04
2025-11-22 14:08:27.48 -05:04:56.6 18.362 8.78 113.2 HIP 69052 21.13
2025-11-23 14:08:40.44 -05:06:19.7 18.357 8.71 113.2 HIP 69052 23.53
2025-11-24 14:08:53.30 -05:07:41.9 18.353 8.64 113.1 HIP 69052 26.17
2025-11-25 14:09:06.08 -05:09:03.2 18.348 8.57 113.0 HIP 69242 28.10
2025-11-26 14:09:18.75 -05:10:23.5 18.343 8.50 112.9 HIP 69242 24.86
2025-11-27 14:09:31.34 -05:11:42.9 18.338 8.43 112.8 HIP 69242 21.71
2025-11-28 14:09:43.82 -05:13:01.4 18.332 8.35 112.7 HIP 69242 18.67
2025-11-29 14:09:56.20 -05:14:18.9 18.327 8.28 112.7 HIP 69242 15.79
2025-11-30 14:10:08.47 -05:15:35.4 18.321 8.20 112.6 HIP 69242 13.17
2025-12-01 14:10:20.63 -05:16:50.9 18.315 8.12 112.5 HIP 69242 10.94
2025-12-02 14:10:32.68 -05:18:05.5 18.308 8.04 112.4 HIP 69242 9.37
2025-12-03 14:10:44.62 -05:19:19.1 18.302 7.95 112.4 HIP 69242 8.78
2025-12-04 14:10:56.44 -05:20:31.7 18.295 7.87 112.3 HIP 69242 9.32
2025-12-05 14:11:08.14 -05:21:43.2 18.288 7.78 112.2 HIP 69242 10.79
2025-12-06 14:11:19.71 -05:22:53.8 18.280 7.69 112.1 HIP 69242 12.86
2025-12-07 14:11:31.17 -05:24:03.3 18.273 7.69 112.1 HIP 69242 15.26