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C/2017 M5 (TOTAS)

Basic Information of C/2017 M5 (TOTAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.010246
Eccentricity 1.002200
Inclination (deg) 15.868800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 216.307700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 92.798900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC118841, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-05-31T00:54:34.560

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 03:41:50.50 +13:34:02.3 16.478 7.35 253.9 HIP 17238 5.71
2025-11-22 03:41:38.88 +13:33:13.3 16.484 7.33 254.0 HIP 17238 2.88
2025-11-23 03:41:27.27 +13:32:24.7 16.490 7.32 254.1 HIP 17238 1.15
2025-11-24 03:41:15.70 +13:31:36.6 16.496 7.29 254.2 HIP 17238 3.39
2025-11-25 03:41:04.15 +13:30:49.0 16.503 7.27 254.3 HIP 17238 6.22
2025-11-26 03:40:52.63 +13:30:01.8 16.510 7.24 254.4 HIP 17238 9.10
2025-11-27 03:40:41.16 +13:29:15.1 16.517 7.21 254.5 HIP 17238 11.98
2025-11-28 03:40:29.73 +13:28:29.0 16.525 7.17 254.6 HIP 17238 14.86
2025-11-29 03:40:18.34 +13:27:43.4 16.533 7.14 254.8 HIP 17133 15.93
2025-11-30 03:40:07.02 +13:26:58.4 16.541 7.10 254.9 HIP 17133 15.06
2025-12-01 03:39:55.75 +13:26:13.9 16.550 7.05 255.0 HIP 17133 14.71
2025-12-02 03:39:44.55 +13:25:30.0 16.559 7.01 255.1 HIP 17133 14.91
2025-12-03 03:39:33.41 +13:24:46.7 16.568 6.96 255.2 HIP 17133 15.62
2025-12-04 03:39:22.35 +13:24:04.0 16.577 6.90 255.3 HIP 17133 16.78
2025-12-05 03:39:11.37 +13:23:21.9 16.587 6.85 255.4 HIP 16991 16.15
2025-12-06 03:39:00.46 +13:22:40.5 16.597 6.79 255.5 HIP 16991 15.34
2025-12-07 03:38:49.65 +13:21:59.7 16.607 6.79 255.5 HIP 16991 15.00