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C/2017 C2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 C2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.430994
Eccentricity 0.975269
Inclination (deg) 118.583100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 249.819700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 138.774300
Epoch 2017-01-07T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 974.570619

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-01-21T14:42:25.920
Period (years) 974.570619

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 23:52:45.07 -69:43:36.0 21.354 6.19 324.2 HIP 117908 11.50
2025-11-22 23:52:28.39 -69:41:35.4 21.367 6.18 325.4 HIP 117908 13.19
2025-11-23 23:52:12.25 -69:39:33.3 21.380 6.17 326.6 HIP 117908 15.07
2025-11-24 23:51:56.63 -69:37:29.6 21.393 6.16 327.8 HIP 117908 17.07
2025-11-25 23:51:41.55 -69:35:24.4 21.407 6.16 328.9 HIP 117908 19.16
2025-11-26 23:51:27.00 -69:33:17.8 21.420 6.15 330.1 HIP 117908 21.30
2025-11-27 23:51:12.98 -69:31:09.7 21.433 6.15 331.3 HIP 117908 23.48
2025-11-28 23:50:59.50 -69:29:00.3 21.446 6.14 332.5 HIP 117568 23.56
2025-11-29 23:50:46.55 -69:26:49.5 21.459 6.14 333.6 HIP 117568 21.30
2025-11-30 23:50:34.14 -69:24:37.6 21.472 6.13 334.8 HIP 117568 19.07
2025-12-01 23:50:22.26 -69:22:24.4 21.485 6.13 335.9 HIP 117568 16.87
2025-12-02 23:50:10.92 -69:20:10.1 21.498 6.13 337.1 HIP 117568 14.74
2025-12-03 23:50:00.11 -69:17:54.7 21.510 6.12 338.2 HIP 117568 12.70
2025-12-04 23:49:49.83 -69:15:38.2 21.523 6.12 339.3 HIP 117568 10.79
2025-12-05 23:49:40.08 -69:13:20.7 21.536 6.12 340.5 HIP 117568 9.11
2025-12-06 23:49:30.86 -69:11:02.3 21.548 6.12 341.6 HIP 117568 7.80
2025-12-07 23:49:22.17 -69:08:42.9 21.561 6.12 341.6 HIP 117568 7.08