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C/2018 A4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2018 A4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.389343
Eccentricity 0.803911
Inclination (deg) 3.150800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 97.578000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 355.955600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 42.534164

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-05-19T13:52:36.480
Period (years) 42.534164

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 16:17:07.18 -19:46:40.2 16.112 10.51 100.4 HIP 79788 19.66
2025-11-22 16:17:24.76 -19:47:25.6 16.117 10.52 100.3 HIP 79788 19.75
2025-11-23 16:17:42.35 -19:48:10.9 16.121 10.53 100.3 HIP 79788 20.71
2025-11-24 16:17:59.97 -19:48:56.0 16.126 10.53 100.2 HIP 79788 22.44
2025-11-25 16:18:17.60 -19:49:40.9 16.130 10.54 100.2 HIP 79788 24.77
2025-11-26 16:18:35.24 -19:50:25.7 16.133 10.54 100.1 HIP 79945 23.90
2025-11-27 16:18:52.89 -19:51:10.2 16.137 10.54 100.1 HIP 80019 20.29
2025-11-28 16:19:10.54 -19:51:54.5 16.140 10.54 100.1 HIP 80019 16.55
2025-11-29 16:19:28.20 -19:52:38.6 16.143 10.53 100.0 HIP 80019 13.10
2025-11-30 16:19:45.84 -19:53:22.4 16.146 10.52 100.0 HIP 80019 10.24
2025-12-01 16:20:03.48 -19:54:06.0 16.148 10.51 99.9 HIP 80019 8.59
2025-12-02 16:20:21.11 -19:54:49.4 16.150 10.50 99.9 HIP 80019 8.83
2025-12-03 16:20:38.72 -19:55:32.5 16.152 10.49 99.8 HIP 80109 7.05
2025-12-04 16:20:56.31 -19:56:15.3 16.154 10.47 99.8 HIP 80109 2.85
2025-12-05 16:21:13.88 -19:56:57.9 16.155 10.46 99.7 HIP 80109 1.34
2025-12-06 16:21:31.43 -19:57:40.2 16.156 10.44 99.7 HIP 80109 5.52
2025-12-07 16:21:48.94 -19:58:22.2 16.157 10.44 99.7 HIP 80109 9.70