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P/2017 U3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2017 U3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.422324
Eccentricity 0.100934
Inclination (deg) 15.924700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 165.049800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 296.563000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-K19, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.909089

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-03-16T15:40:27.840
Period (years) 10.909089

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 20:17:14.67 -11:33:33.2 5.658 22.50 91.2 HIP 99883 21.13
2025-11-22 20:17:51.40 -11:33:44.7 5.672 22.78 90.9 HIP 99883 29.57
2025-11-23 20:18:28.60 -11:33:53.0 5.686 23.06 90.5 HIP 99883 38.38
2025-11-24 20:19:06.25 -11:33:58.1 5.700 23.33 90.2 HIP 100347 44.93
2025-11-25 20:19:44.36 -11:34:00.0 5.713 23.60 89.9 HIP 100347 39.77
2025-11-26 20:20:22.91 -11:33:58.6 5.727 23.87 89.6 HIP 100347 36.24
2025-11-27 20:21:01.90 -11:33:54.0 5.740 24.14 89.2 HIP 100347 34.94
2025-11-28 20:21:41.31 -11:33:46.3 5.754 24.39 88.9 HIP 100347 36.17
2025-11-29 20:22:21.14 -11:33:35.4 5.767 24.65 88.7 HIP 100347 39.79
2025-11-30 20:23:01.38 -11:33:21.3 5.780 24.90 88.4 HIP 100716 32.28
2025-12-01 20:23:42.03 -11:33:04.0 5.793 25.15 88.1 HIP 100716 22.99
2025-12-02 20:24:23.07 -11:32:43.6 5.806 25.39 87.8 HIP 100716 14.58
2025-12-03 20:25:04.51 -11:32:20.1 5.818 25.63 87.5 HIP 100716 9.98
2025-12-04 20:25:46.32 -11:31:53.5 5.831 25.86 87.3 HIP 100716 13.99
2025-12-05 20:26:28.50 -11:31:23.8 5.843 26.10 87.0 HIP 100869 9.90
2025-12-06 20:27:11.06 -11:30:51.0 5.856 26.33 86.8 HIP 100869 2.09
2025-12-07 20:27:53.97 -11:30:15.2 5.868 26.33 86.8 HIP 100869 11.44