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C/2017 K5 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 K5 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.673910
Eccentricity 1.002570
Inclination (deg) 82.280100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 102.461200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 171.899300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-P47, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-03-25T00:00:25.920

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 03:14:27.35 -77:57:39.5 14.308 8.64 296.3 HIP 14926 6.66
2025-11-22 03:13:28.08 -77:56:07.2 14.316 8.68 297.7 HIP 14926 3.21
2025-11-23 03:12:29.35 -77:54:30.0 14.324 8.73 299.1 HIP 14926 0.42
2025-11-24 03:11:31.19 -77:52:47.8 14.333 8.78 300.4 HIP 14926 3.79
2025-11-25 03:10:33.64 -77:51:00.8 14.341 8.83 301.8 HIP 14926 7.30
2025-11-26 03:09:36.73 -77:49:08.9 14.349 8.88 303.1 HIP 14926 10.83
2025-11-27 03:08:40.49 -77:47:12.2 14.357 8.92 304.4 HIP 14444 12.75
2025-11-28 03:07:44.97 -77:45:10.8 14.366 8.97 305.7 HIP 14444 9.51
2025-11-29 03:06:50.19 -77:43:04.7 14.374 9.02 307.0 HIP 14444 6.56
2025-11-30 03:05:56.19 -77:40:54.0 14.382 9.07 308.3 HIP 14444 4.55
2025-12-01 03:05:02.99 -77:38:38.8 14.390 9.12 309.6 HIP 14444 4.89
2025-12-02 03:04:10.62 -77:36:19.0 14.398 9.17 310.9 HIP 14444 7.28
2025-12-03 03:03:19.11 -77:33:54.8 14.406 9.22 312.1 HIP 14444 10.42
2025-12-04 03:02:28.47 -77:31:26.1 14.414 9.27 313.4 HIP 14444 13.82
2025-12-05 03:01:38.74 -77:28:53.2 14.422 9.31 314.6 HIP 14444 17.33
2025-12-06 03:00:49.94 -77:26:16.0 14.430 9.36 315.8 HIP 14311 20.50
2025-12-07 03:00:02.08 -77:23:34.6 14.437 9.36 315.8 HIP 14311 20.32