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C/2017 D5 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 D5 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.159831
Eccentricity 0.981228
Inclination (deg) 131.051200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 92.719000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 287.732400
Epoch 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1234.138319

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-01-09T13:30:08.640
Period (years) 1234.138319

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 23:52:16.44 +52:50:45.2 21.016 7.09 211.0 HIP 117850 17.30
2025-11-22 23:52:06.78 +52:48:19.2 21.027 7.05 210.2 HIP 117539 18.05
2025-11-23 23:51:57.41 +52:45:52.9 21.038 7.01 209.3 HIP 117539 17.75
2025-11-24 23:51:48.34 +52:43:26.1 21.050 6.97 208.5 HIP 117539 17.93
2025-11-25 23:51:39.56 +52:40:59.1 21.062 6.93 207.6 HIP 117539 18.57
2025-11-26 23:51:31.09 +52:38:31.8 21.073 6.88 206.8 HIP 117497 17.87
2025-11-27 23:51:22.91 +52:36:04.4 21.086 6.84 205.9 HIP 117497 16.91
2025-11-28 23:51:15.04 +52:33:36.8 21.098 6.79 205.1 HIP 117497 16.41
2025-11-29 23:51:07.47 +52:31:09.1 21.110 6.75 204.2 HIP 117497 16.39
2025-11-30 23:51:00.20 +52:28:41.4 21.123 6.70 203.3 HIP 117599 15.22
2025-12-01 23:50:53.23 +52:26:13.7 21.136 6.66 202.5 HIP 117599 12.77
2025-12-02 23:50:46.56 +52:23:46.0 21.149 6.61 201.6 HIP 117599 10.42
2025-12-03 23:50:40.20 +52:21:18.5 21.162 6.56 200.7 HIP 117599 8.25
2025-12-04 23:50:34.14 +52:18:51.1 21.175 6.52 199.8 HIP 117599 6.43
2025-12-05 23:50:28.38 +52:16:23.9 21.189 6.47 198.8 HIP 117599 5.29
2025-12-06 23:50:22.92 +52:13:57.0 21.202 6.42 197.9 HIP 117599 5.27
2025-12-07 23:50:17.77 +52:11:30.4 21.216 6.42 197.9 HIP 117599 6.35