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C/2017 F2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 F2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.900258
Eccentricity 1.001771
Inclination (deg) 42.543100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 38.625000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 134.777500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC114598, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-11-26T08:24:25.920

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 17:41:05.51 -57:01:38.4 18.789 8.67 84.1 HIP 86747 20.08
2025-11-22 17:41:30.86 -57:01:16.8 18.800 8.71 84.5 HIP 86747 16.63
2025-11-23 17:41:56.35 -57:00:56.5 18.810 8.76 84.9 HIP 86747 13.17
2025-11-24 17:42:21.97 -57:00:37.7 18.821 8.80 85.3 HIP 86747 9.70
2025-11-25 17:42:47.73 -57:00:20.3 18.831 8.84 85.7 HIP 86747 6.25
2025-11-26 17:43:13.62 -57:00:04.3 18.842 8.87 86.1 HIP 86747 2.93
2025-11-27 17:43:39.62 -56:59:49.7 18.852 8.91 86.5 HIP 86747 1.74
2025-11-28 17:44:05.74 -56:59:36.6 18.861 8.94 86.9 HIP 86747 4.76
2025-11-29 17:44:31.97 -56:59:24.9 18.871 8.98 87.3 HIP 86747 8.24
2025-11-30 17:44:58.31 -56:59:14.5 18.880 9.01 87.7 HIP 86827 10.57
2025-12-01 17:45:24.74 -56:59:05.7 18.889 9.04 88.1 HIP 86827 12.20
2025-12-02 17:45:51.27 -56:58:58.2 18.898 9.07 88.5 HIP 86827 14.59
2025-12-03 17:46:17.89 -56:58:52.2 18.907 9.10 88.8 HIP 86827 17.43
2025-12-04 17:46:44.60 -56:58:47.6 18.915 9.12 89.2 HIP 86990 20.19
2025-12-05 17:47:11.38 -56:58:44.4 18.923 9.15 89.6 HIP 86990 20.79
2025-12-06 17:47:38.25 -56:58:42.6 18.931 9.17 90.0 HIP 86990 21.95
2025-12-07 17:48:05.18 -56:58:42.3 18.939 9.17 90.0 HIP 86990 23.62