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P/2018 H2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2018 H2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.031436
Eccentricity 0.539769
Inclination (deg) 7.412700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 67.987700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 119.079100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC114602, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.273441

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-03-18T03:00:34.560
Period (years) 9.273441

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 04:57:32.15 +23:16:06.0 3.117 25.10 270.3 HIP 22972 13.07
2025-11-22 04:56:48.44 +23:16:08.7 3.108 25.47 270.1 HIP 22972 3.34
2025-11-23 04:56:04.08 +23:16:09.8 3.099 25.82 270.0 HIP 22972 7.43
2025-11-24 04:55:19.12 +23:16:09.4 3.091 26.15 269.9 HIP 22972 17.66
2025-11-25 04:54:33.58 +23:16:07.5 3.083 26.45 269.7 HIP 22743 13.95
2025-11-26 04:53:47.51 +23:16:04.0 3.075 26.74 269.6 HIP 22743 4.21
2025-11-27 04:53:00.94 +23:15:59.0 3.068 27.01 269.5 HIP 22743 8.17
2025-11-28 04:52:13.90 +23:15:52.4 3.061 27.26 269.3 HIP 22610 7.38
2025-11-29 04:51:26.43 +23:15:44.4 3.054 27.48 269.2 HIP 22610 8.08
2025-11-30 04:50:38.58 +23:15:34.8 3.047 27.68 269.1 HIP 22446 14.20
2025-12-01 04:49:50.37 +23:15:23.7 3.041 27.87 269.0 HIP 22446 8.37
2025-12-02 04:49:01.85 +23:15:11.2 3.035 28.02 268.9 HIP 22446 13.62
2025-12-03 04:48:13.06 +23:14:57.2 3.030 28.16 268.7 HIP 22253 16.06
2025-12-04 04:47:24.03 +23:14:41.9 3.025 28.28 268.6 HIP 22253 11.65
2025-12-05 04:46:34.80 +23:14:25.1 3.020 28.37 268.5 HIP 22253 16.38
2025-12-06 04:45:45.42 +23:14:07.0 3.015 28.45 268.4 HIP 22128 23.58
2025-12-07 04:44:55.91 +23:13:47.5 3.011 28.45 268.4 HIP 22013 22.27