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P/2018 A5 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2018 A5 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.681640
Eccentricity 0.523520
Inclination (deg) 23.600200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 87.789400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 359.486300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13.351612

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2031-01-31T03:24:14.100
Period (years) 13.351612

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 18:30:56.31 -28:31:54.7 9.015 16.83 89.2 HIP 90715 16.75
2025-11-22 18:31:26.96 -28:31:48.5 9.024 16.97 89.1 HIP 90715 20.09
2025-11-23 18:31:57.87 -28:31:42.2 9.033 17.11 89.1 HIP 90935 16.87
2025-11-24 18:32:29.03 -28:31:35.7 9.041 17.25 89.1 HIP 90935 12.02
2025-11-25 18:33:00.44 -28:31:29.1 9.050 17.38 89.1 HIP 90935 9.90
2025-11-26 18:33:32.09 -28:31:22.3 9.058 17.51 89.1 HIP 90935 12.14
2025-11-27 18:34:03.97 -28:31:15.4 9.066 17.64 89.1 HIP 91033 10.68
2025-11-28 18:34:36.08 -28:31:08.4 9.073 17.76 89.1 HIP 91033 11.58
2025-11-29 18:35:08.42 -28:31:01.2 9.081 17.88 89.1 HIP 91033 15.96
2025-11-30 18:35:40.96 -28:30:53.9 9.088 17.99 89.0 HIP 91273 18.08
2025-12-01 18:36:13.72 -28:30:46.4 9.095 18.11 89.0 HIP 91273 10.89
2025-12-02 18:36:46.68 -28:30:38.8 9.102 18.21 89.0 HIP 91273 3.65
2025-12-03 18:37:19.84 -28:30:31.1 9.109 18.32 89.0 HIP 91273 3.65
2025-12-04 18:37:53.19 -28:30:23.3 9.115 18.42 89.0 HIP 91273 10.97
2025-12-05 18:38:26.73 -28:30:15.3 9.121 18.52 89.0 HIP 91273 18.34
2025-12-06 18:39:00.45 -28:30:07.2 9.127 18.62 89.0 HIP 91460 19.50
2025-12-07 18:39:34.35 -28:29:58.9 9.133 18.62 89.0 HIP 91460 19.67