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C/2017 Y2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2017 Y2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.628793
Eccentricity 1.001529
Inclination (deg) 128.448200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 66.032600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 147.901500
Epoch 2024-03-31T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-11-05T02:53:13.920

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 10:35:44.25 -44:00:19.8 13.779 8.46 188.7 HIP 51850 13.20
2025-11-22 10:35:41.40 -44:03:40.4 13.774 8.47 189.9 HIP 51850 16.48
2025-11-23 10:35:38.15 -44:07:00.6 13.769 8.48 191.1 HIP 51719 18.45
2025-11-24 10:35:34.49 -44:10:20.3 13.764 8.50 192.3 HIP 51719 19.29
2025-11-25 10:35:30.44 -44:13:39.5 13.759 8.51 193.6 HIP 51811 20.24
2025-11-26 10:35:25.98 -44:16:58.1 13.754 8.53 194.8 HIP 51811 16.84
2025-11-27 10:35:21.12 -44:20:16.0 13.749 8.55 196.0 HIP 51811 13.43
2025-11-28 10:35:15.85 -44:23:33.2 13.744 8.57 197.2 HIP 51811 10.04
2025-11-29 10:35:10.17 -44:26:49.6 13.739 8.59 198.4 HIP 51811 6.68
2025-11-30 10:35:04.08 -44:30:05.1 13.733 8.61 199.7 HIP 51811 3.48
2025-12-01 10:34:57.57 -44:33:19.7 13.728 8.63 200.9 HIP 51811 1.86
2025-12-02 10:34:50.65 -44:36:33.2 13.722 8.66 202.1 HIP 51811 4.34
2025-12-03 10:34:43.32 -44:39:45.7 13.717 8.69 203.3 HIP 51811 7.65
2025-12-04 10:34:35.57 -44:42:57.1 13.711 8.71 204.6 HIP 51811 11.07
2025-12-05 10:34:27.41 -44:46:07.3 13.705 8.75 205.8 HIP 51811 14.54
2025-12-06 10:34:18.83 -44:49:16.3 13.700 8.78 207.0 HIP 51811 18.03
2025-12-07 10:34:09.83 -44:52:24.0 13.694 8.78 207.0 HIP 51811 21.54