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P/2017 G2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2017 G2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.846247
Eccentricity 0.650329
Inclination (deg) 47.906500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 79.818200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 105.940700
Epoch 2017-06-16T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 23.223061

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-06-13T21:59:36.960
Period (years) 23.223061

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 00:54:50.67 -49:09:09.4 12.472 8.71 315.4 HIP 4261 13.03
2025-11-22 00:54:35.73 -49:06:40.5 12.484 8.71 316.8 HIP 4261 9.98
2025-11-23 00:54:21.17 -49:04:08.2 12.496 8.71 318.2 HIP 4261 7.25
2025-11-24 00:54:07.00 -49:01:32.3 12.508 8.71 319.6 HIP 4261 5.39
2025-11-25 00:53:53.23 -48:58:53.1 12.520 8.72 321.0 HIP 4261 5.38
2025-11-26 00:53:39.86 -48:56:10.5 12.533 8.73 322.4 HIP 4261 7.23
2025-11-27 00:53:26.90 -48:53:24.6 12.545 8.73 323.8 HIP 4232 7.94
2025-11-28 00:53:14.35 -48:50:35.4 12.557 8.75 325.1 HIP 4232 7.99
2025-11-29 00:53:02.20 -48:47:43.2 12.570 8.76 326.5 HIP 4232 9.36
2025-11-30 00:52:50.48 -48:44:47.8 12.582 8.77 327.9 HIP 4232 11.61
2025-12-01 00:52:39.17 -48:41:49.4 12.595 8.79 329.2 HIP 4232 14.33
2025-12-02 00:52:28.28 -48:38:48.1 12.607 8.81 330.6 HIP 4232 17.30
2025-12-03 00:52:17.82 -48:35:43.9 12.620 8.83 331.9 HIP 4232 20.42
2025-12-04 00:52:07.78 -48:32:36.8 12.632 8.85 333.3 HIP 4232 23.63
2025-12-05 00:51:58.17 -48:29:27.0 12.645 8.88 334.6 HIP 4232 26.90
2025-12-06 00:51:48.99 -48:26:14.5 12.658 8.91 335.9 HIP 4232 30.22
2025-12-07 00:51:40.24 -48:22:59.3 12.670 8.91 335.9 HIP 3802 30.86