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C/2017 P2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 P2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.478482
Eccentricity 0.999029
Inclination (deg) 50.034800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 165.468900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 132.542800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 128958.451298

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-12-05T14:48:02.880
Period (years) 128958.451298

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 05:30:49.01 -28:54:57.1 19.620 6.67 248.6 HIP 25798 8.86
2025-11-22 05:30:37.66 -28:55:55.5 19.621 6.68 249.5 HIP 25798 9.15
2025-11-23 05:30:26.22 -28:56:51.6 19.623 6.70 250.5 HIP 25798 10.13
2025-11-24 05:30:14.67 -28:57:45.3 19.625 6.71 251.4 HIP 25798 11.62
2025-11-25 05:30:03.04 -28:58:36.6 19.627 6.72 252.3 HIP 25798 13.46
2025-11-26 05:29:51.32 -28:59:25.5 19.629 6.73 253.3 HIP 25798 15.52
2025-11-27 05:29:39.52 -29:00:12.0 19.631 6.74 254.2 HIP 25798 17.74
2025-11-28 05:29:27.65 -29:00:56.0 19.634 6.75 255.1 HIP 25798 20.05
2025-11-29 05:29:15.70 -29:01:37.6 19.637 6.76 256.1 HIP 25632 21.70
2025-11-30 05:29:03.69 -29:02:16.7 19.640 6.77 257.0 HIP 25632 20.03
2025-12-01 05:28:51.62 -29:02:53.3 19.643 6.78 257.9 HIP 25632 18.65
2025-12-02 05:28:39.49 -29:03:27.4 19.646 6.78 258.8 HIP 25632 17.61
2025-12-03 05:28:27.31 -29:03:59.0 19.650 6.79 259.7 HIP 25632 16.99
2025-12-04 05:28:15.09 -29:04:28.1 19.653 6.79 260.6 HIP 25632 16.83
2025-12-05 05:28:02.82 -29:04:54.6 19.657 6.80 261.5 HIP 25632 17.15
2025-12-06 05:27:50.51 -29:05:18.6 19.662 6.80 262.4 HIP 25559 17.36
2025-12-07 05:27:38.17 -29:05:40.1 19.666 6.80 262.4 HIP 25559 17.77