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C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.800109
Eccentricity 0.998653
Inclination (deg) 87.638400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 88.221600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 236.157600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year
Period (years) 48853.626895

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-12-18T05:03:41.760
Period (years) 48853.626895

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 06:07:26.90 +30:00:36.5 9.159 14.65 286.5 HIP 29060 7.44
2025-11-22 06:07:00.95 +30:02:16.4 9.157 14.79 286.2 HIP 29060 11.09
2025-11-23 06:06:34.70 +30:03:55.4 9.155 14.93 285.9 HIP 29060 16.16
2025-11-24 06:06:08.15 +30:05:33.5 9.154 15.06 285.6 HIP 29060 21.73
2025-11-25 06:05:41.32 +30:07:10.6 9.152 15.19 285.3 HIP 28777 16.05
2025-11-26 06:05:14.21 +30:08:46.7 9.151 15.31 285.0 HIP 28777 10.13
2025-11-27 06:04:46.85 +30:10:21.9 9.151 15.43 284.7 HIP 28777 4.60
2025-11-28 06:04:19.23 +30:11:55.9 9.150 15.54 284.5 HIP 28774 3.79
2025-11-29 06:03:51.37 +30:13:29.0 9.150 15.64 284.2 HIP 28711 3.34
2025-11-30 06:03:23.28 +30:15:00.9 9.150 15.74 283.9 HIP 28711 7.57
2025-12-01 06:02:54.98 +30:16:31.7 9.151 15.83 283.7 HIP 28711 13.51
2025-12-02 06:02:26.47 +30:18:01.3 9.152 15.92 283.4 HIP 28711 19.71
2025-12-03 06:01:57.77 +30:19:29.8 9.153 16.00 283.2 HIP 28711 26.00
2025-12-04 06:01:28.88 +30:20:57.1 9.154 16.08 282.9 HIP 28402 22.51
2025-12-05 06:00:59.82 +30:22:23.3 9.156 16.15 282.7 HIP 28402 17.94
2025-12-06 06:00:30.61 +30:23:48.1 9.158 16.21 282.4 HIP 28402 14.80
2025-12-07 06:00:01.24 +30:25:11.8 9.160 16.21 282.4 HIP 28402 14.10