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C/2017 M3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 M3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.646834
Eccentricity 0.972091
Inclination (deg) 77.613800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 7.033000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 110.218900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2148.420680

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-04-28T13:05:05.280
Period (years) 2148.420680

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 11:41:35.27 -54:13:50.5 20.069 7.85 161.2 HIP 57162 16.39
2025-11-22 11:41:42.20 -54:16:48.7 20.067 7.83 162.0 HIP 57162 14.82
2025-11-23 11:41:48.86 -54:19:47.4 20.065 7.82 162.7 HIP 57101 13.10
2025-11-24 11:41:55.24 -54:22:46.6 20.063 7.80 163.5 HIP 57101 9.97
2025-11-25 11:42:01.33 -54:25:46.2 20.061 7.79 164.3 HIP 57101 6.86
2025-11-26 11:42:07.13 -54:28:46.1 20.058 7.77 165.1 HIP 57101 3.79
2025-11-27 11:42:12.63 -54:31:46.4 20.056 7.76 165.9 HIP 57101 1.03
2025-11-28 11:42:17.85 -54:34:47.0 20.053 7.74 166.7 HIP 57101 2.68
2025-11-29 11:42:22.76 -54:37:47.8 20.051 7.73 167.5 HIP 57101 5.70
2025-11-30 11:42:27.38 -54:40:48.8 20.048 7.71 168.4 HIP 57101 8.78
2025-12-01 11:42:31.69 -54:43:50.0 20.045 7.69 169.2 HIP 57101 11.86
2025-12-02 11:42:35.69 -54:46:51.4 20.042 7.67 170.0 HIP 57101 14.93
2025-12-03 11:42:39.39 -54:49:52.7 20.039 7.66 170.9 HIP 57101 18.00
2025-12-04 11:42:42.78 -54:52:54.2 20.035 7.64 171.7 HIP 57182 20.25
2025-12-05 11:42:45.85 -54:55:55.6 20.032 7.62 172.5 HIP 57182 17.29
2025-12-06 11:42:48.61 -54:58:57.1 20.028 7.61 173.4 HIP 57182 14.39
2025-12-07 11:42:51.05 -55:01:58.4 20.024 7.61 173.4 HIP 57182 11.59