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C/2018 F4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2018 F4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.443781
Eccentricity 0.999567
Inclination (deg) 78.083800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 26.515500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 263.218700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 709286.091680

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-12-03T01:46:33.600
Period (years) 709286.091680

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 01:05:59.42 +37:59:43.8 14.977 8.33 238.9 HIP 5270 16.51
2025-11-22 01:05:44.94 +37:58:00.6 14.990 8.24 238.3 HIP 5270 19.60
2025-11-23 01:05:30.71 +37:56:16.8 15.003 8.14 237.7 HIP 5270 22.71
2025-11-24 01:05:16.75 +37:54:32.4 15.017 8.05 237.1 HIP 5270 25.82
2025-11-25 01:05:03.05 +37:52:47.5 15.030 7.95 236.5 HIP 4999 28.30
2025-11-26 01:04:49.61 +37:51:02.1 15.044 7.85 235.9 HIP 4999 25.65
2025-11-27 01:04:36.45 +37:49:16.3 15.058 7.75 235.2 HIP 4999 23.15
2025-11-28 01:04:23.56 +37:47:30.3 15.072 7.65 234.6 HIP 4999 20.82
2025-11-29 01:04:10.94 +37:45:43.9 15.087 7.54 233.9 HIP 4999 18.73
2025-11-30 01:03:58.61 +37:43:57.3 15.102 7.43 233.3 HIP 4999 16.92
2025-12-01 01:03:46.56 +37:42:10.6 15.117 7.33 232.6 HIP 4999 15.48
2025-12-02 01:03:34.80 +37:40:23.7 15.132 7.22 231.9 HIP 4999 14.50
2025-12-03 01:03:23.32 +37:38:36.8 15.147 7.11 231.2 HIP 4999 14.03
2025-12-04 01:03:12.14 +37:36:49.8 15.163 6.99 230.5 HIP 4999 14.11
2025-12-05 01:03:01.25 +37:35:02.9 15.179 6.88 229.7 HIP 4999 14.70
2025-12-06 01:02:50.65 +37:33:16.1 15.195 6.77 229.0 HIP 4999 15.73
2025-12-07 01:02:40.35 +37:31:29.4 15.211 6.77 229.0 HIP 4999 17.08