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C/2017 U4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 U4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.751872
Eccentricity 0.999196
Inclination (deg) 158.202500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 245.923500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 159.210700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-CD7, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 946729.296025

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-09-22T05:08:35.520
Period (years) 946729.296025

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 00:01:48.63 -23:08:15.8 16.213 6.09 273.6 HIP 24 28.07
2025-11-22 00:01:38.06 -23:08:06.5 16.233 5.95 274.5 HIP 24 26.44
2025-11-23 00:01:27.74 -23:07:55.2 16.253 5.82 275.5 HIP 24 25.00
2025-11-24 00:01:17.66 -23:07:41.9 16.273 5.68 276.4 HIP 24 23.77
2025-11-25 00:01:07.84 -23:07:26.6 16.293 5.55 277.4 HIP 24 22.77
2025-11-26 00:00:58.27 -23:07:09.4 16.313 5.42 278.5 HIP 24 22.02
2025-11-27 00:00:48.95 -23:06:50.2 16.333 5.28 279.5 HIP 24 21.52
2025-11-28 00:00:39.89 -23:06:29.2 16.354 5.15 280.7 HIP 24 21.27
2025-11-29 00:00:31.08 -23:06:06.2 16.374 5.02 281.9 HIP 24 21.27
2025-11-30 00:00:22.53 -23:05:41.5 16.394 4.90 283.1 HIP 118236 20.32
2025-12-01 00:00:14.23 -23:05:14.9 16.415 4.77 284.4 HIP 118236 18.37
2025-12-02 00:00:06.20 -23:04:46.5 16.435 4.65 285.7 HIP 118236 16.46
2025-12-03 23:59:58.42 -23:04:16.3 16.456 4.52 287.1 HIP 118236 14.60
2025-12-04 23:59:50.90 -23:03:44.4 16.477 4.40 288.5 HIP 118236 12.80
2025-12-05 23:59:43.64 -23:03:10.8 16.497 4.29 290.1 HIP 118236 11.05
2025-12-06 23:59:36.64 -23:02:35.5 16.518 4.17 291.7 HIP 118236 9.36
2025-12-07 23:59:29.89 -23:01:58.5 16.539 4.17 291.7 HIP 118236 7.73