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C/2017 Y1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 Y1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.700897
Eccentricity 0.998086
Inclination (deg) 55.242900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 307.495600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 134.211700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 85025.187319

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-09-01T02:16:22.080
Period (years) 85025.187319

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 11:36:35.12 -57:29:29.4 20.331 7.92 155.3 HIP 56442 19.81
2025-11-22 11:36:44.99 -57:32:21.9 20.331 7.89 156.0 HIP 56442 20.08
2025-11-23 11:36:54.57 -57:35:14.9 20.330 7.87 156.8 HIP 56841 20.36
2025-11-24 11:37:03.85 -57:38:08.4 20.329 7.84 157.5 HIP 56841 18.06
2025-11-25 11:37:12.83 -57:41:02.3 20.328 7.82 158.3 HIP 56841 16.09
2025-11-26 11:37:21.50 -57:43:56.5 20.327 7.79 159.0 HIP 56841 14.58
2025-11-27 11:37:29.86 -57:46:51.0 20.326 7.76 159.8 HIP 56841 13.67
2025-11-28 11:37:37.91 -57:49:45.9 20.324 7.74 160.6 HIP 56841 13.49
2025-11-29 11:37:45.65 -57:52:41.0 20.323 7.71 161.4 HIP 56841 14.05
2025-11-30 11:37:53.06 -57:55:36.3 20.321 7.68 162.2 HIP 56841 15.26
2025-12-01 11:38:00.16 -57:58:31.7 20.319 7.65 163.0 HIP 56841 16.98
2025-12-02 11:38:06.93 -58:01:27.3 20.317 7.62 163.8 HIP 56841 19.07
2025-12-03 11:38:13.38 -58:04:23.0 20.315 7.59 164.6 HIP 56966 19.58
2025-12-04 11:38:19.50 -58:07:18.7 20.313 7.57 165.4 HIP 56966 18.69
2025-12-05 11:38:25.29 -58:10:14.4 20.311 7.54 166.2 HIP 56966 18.32
2025-12-06 11:38:30.75 -58:13:10.0 20.308 7.51 167.0 HIP 56966 18.49
2025-12-07 11:38:35.87 -58:16:05.6 20.306 7.51 167.0 HIP 56966 19.18