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C/2017 S2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 S2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.618436
Eccentricity 0.825077
Inclination (deg) 12.660800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 62.380100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 306.124400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 94.082959

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-08-30T23:00:05.760
Period (years) 94.082959

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 10:26:19.51 +23:19:24.6 17.030 2.27 53.7 HIP 51041 16.03
2025-11-22 10:26:22.70 +23:19:56.9 17.017 2.20 50.3 HIP 51041 16.89
2025-11-23 10:26:25.65 +23:20:30.6 17.003 2.13 46.6 HIP 51041 17.74
2025-11-24 10:26:28.35 +23:21:05.8 16.990 2.08 42.8 HIP 51041 18.58
2025-11-25 10:26:30.81 +23:21:42.3 16.977 2.03 38.7 HIP 51041 19.40
2025-11-26 10:26:33.02 +23:22:20.3 16.964 1.99 34.5 HIP 51041 20.21
2025-11-27 10:26:34.99 +23:22:59.6 16.951 1.96 30.2 HIP 51041 21.01
2025-11-28 10:26:36.71 +23:23:40.3 16.938 1.95 25.7 HIP 51041 21.79
2025-11-29 10:26:38.18 +23:24:22.4 16.925 1.94 21.2 HIP 51041 22.55
2025-11-30 10:26:39.40 +23:25:05.8 16.912 1.95 16.7 HIP 51041 23.30
2025-12-01 10:26:40.37 +23:25:50.5 16.899 1.96 12.2 HIP 51041 24.04
2025-12-02 10:26:41.10 +23:26:36.6 16.886 1.99 7.9 HIP 51041 24.77
2025-12-03 10:26:41.58 +23:27:23.9 16.873 2.03 3.7 HIP 51041 25.48
2025-12-04 10:26:41.81 +23:28:12.6 16.860 2.08 359.7 HIP 51041 26.19
2025-12-05 10:26:41.79 +23:29:02.5 16.848 2.14 355.9 HIP 51041 26.89
2025-12-06 10:26:41.52 +23:29:53.7 16.835 2.20 352.3 HIP 51041 27.59
2025-12-07 10:26:41.00 +23:30:46.1 16.822 2.20 352.3 HIP 51041 28.28