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C/2017 G3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 G3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.578342
Eccentricity 0.991353
Inclination (deg) 159.012700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 279.383200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 72.938100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5148.877937

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-04-15T22:45:24.480
Period (years) 5148.877937

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 04:36:12.14 +10:13:19.8 20.166 8.11 258.4 HIP 21402 8.89
2025-11-22 04:35:59.23 +10:12:40.5 20.168 8.12 258.5 HIP 21402 5.77
2025-11-23 04:35:46.29 +10:12:01.8 20.170 8.14 258.7 HIP 21402 2.94
2025-11-24 04:35:33.31 +10:11:23.6 20.173 8.15 258.9 HIP 21402 2.27
2025-11-25 04:35:20.31 +10:10:46.0 20.176 8.16 259.1 HIP 21402 4.79
2025-11-26 04:35:07.29 +10:10:08.9 20.179 8.17 259.3 HIP 21402 7.88
2025-11-27 04:34:54.24 +10:09:32.4 20.183 8.17 259.4 HIP 21308 10.40
2025-11-28 04:34:41.19 +10:08:56.4 20.187 8.17 259.6 HIP 21308 8.40
2025-11-29 04:34:28.12 +10:08:21.0 20.192 8.17 259.8 HIP 21308 7.37
2025-11-30 04:34:15.05 +10:07:46.3 20.196 8.17 260.0 HIP 21308 7.73
2025-12-01 04:34:01.98 +10:07:12.1 20.201 8.16 260.1 HIP 21308 9.30
2025-12-02 04:33:48.91 +10:06:38.5 20.206 8.15 260.3 HIP 21308 11.61
2025-12-03 04:33:35.85 +10:06:05.6 20.212 8.14 260.5 HIP 21308 14.30
2025-12-04 04:33:22.79 +10:05:33.3 20.218 8.13 260.7 HIP 21308 17.19
2025-12-05 04:33:09.76 +10:05:01.6 20.224 8.11 260.8 HIP 21308 20.19
2025-12-06 04:32:56.74 +10:04:30.6 20.231 8.10 261.0 HIP 21308 23.26
2025-12-07 04:32:43.75 +10:04:00.2 20.237 8.10 261.0 HIP 21308 26.36