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C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.602203
Eccentricity 0.999041
Inclination (deg) 57.273700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 64.418200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 92.772400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-A43, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 68288.630014

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-05-06T10:09:50.400
Period (years) 68288.630014

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 19:11:25.21 -65:23:13.0 16.665 8.31 58.1 HIP 94063 17.71
2025-11-22 19:11:52.29 -65:21:27.5 16.679 8.36 58.8 HIP 94063 21.03
2025-11-23 19:12:19.70 -65:19:43.4 16.692 8.41 59.5 HIP 94219 22.38
2025-11-24 19:12:47.43 -65:18:00.7 16.706 8.46 60.1 HIP 94219 22.33
2025-11-25 19:13:15.48 -65:16:19.4 16.720 8.51 60.8 HIP 94219 22.82
2025-11-26 19:13:43.84 -65:14:39.5 16.733 8.55 61.4 HIP 94770 20.62
2025-11-27 19:14:12.50 -65:13:01.1 16.746 8.60 62.0 HIP 94770 17.62
2025-11-28 19:14:41.46 -65:11:24.1 16.759 8.64 62.6 HIP 94770 14.75
2025-11-29 19:15:10.70 -65:09:48.6 16.772 8.69 63.3 HIP 94770 12.14
2025-11-30 19:15:40.21 -65:08:14.6 16.784 8.73 63.9 HIP 94770 10.02
2025-12-01 19:16:10.00 -65:06:42.1 16.797 8.77 64.4 HIP 94770 8.75
2025-12-02 19:16:40.05 -65:05:11.2 16.809 8.81 65.0 HIP 94770 8.74
2025-12-03 19:17:10.36 -65:03:41.7 16.821 8.85 65.6 HIP 94770 10.02
2025-12-04 19:17:40.91 -65:02:13.8 16.833 8.89 66.2 HIP 94770 12.19
2025-12-05 19:18:11.72 -65:00:47.5 16.845 8.93 66.7 HIP 94770 14.89
2025-12-06 19:18:42.75 -64:59:22.7 16.856 8.96 67.3 HIP 94770 17.88
2025-12-07 19:19:14.02 -64:57:59.5 16.868 8.96 67.3 HIP 94770 21.05