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C/2018 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2018 A1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.405980
Eccentricity 0.904254
Inclination (deg) 53.626000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 336.675700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 96.138800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 125.967079

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2017-10-21T18:54:51.840
Period (years) 125.967079

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 12:10:45.70 -49:50:45.8 18.902 8.18 148.3 HIP 59393 10.21
2025-11-22 12:10:56.39 -49:53:32.8 18.899 8.15 149.0 HIP 59393 7.11
2025-11-23 12:11:06.84 -49:56:20.4 18.896 8.12 149.7 HIP 59393 4.24
2025-11-24 12:11:17.05 -49:59:08.6 18.893 8.09 150.4 HIP 59393 2.55
2025-11-25 12:11:27.01 -50:01:57.4 18.890 8.06 151.1 HIP 59393 3.99
2025-11-26 12:11:36.72 -50:04:46.7 18.886 8.03 151.8 HIP 59393 6.77
2025-11-27 12:11:46.17 -50:07:36.5 18.883 7.99 152.6 HIP 59393 9.80
2025-11-28 12:11:55.37 -50:10:26.7 18.879 7.96 153.3 HIP 59393 12.90
2025-11-29 12:12:04.31 -50:13:17.3 18.875 7.92 154.1 HIP 59393 16.01
2025-11-30 12:12:12.98 -50:16:08.3 18.871 7.89 154.8 HIP 59393 19.13
2025-12-01 12:12:21.39 -50:18:59.6 18.867 7.85 155.6 HIP 59508 21.34
2025-12-02 12:12:29.53 -50:21:51.2 18.863 7.82 156.4 HIP 59508 18.58
2025-12-03 12:12:37.39 -50:24:43.0 18.858 7.78 157.2 HIP 59568 15.82
2025-12-04 12:12:44.99 -50:27:35.0 18.854 7.74 157.9 HIP 59568 12.79
2025-12-05 12:12:52.30 -50:30:27.3 18.849 7.71 158.7 HIP 59568 9.82
2025-12-06 12:12:59.34 -50:33:19.7 18.844 7.67 159.6 HIP 59568 6.94
2025-12-07 12:13:06.09 -50:36:12.1 18.839 7.67 159.6 HIP 59568 4.34