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P/2018 P4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2018 P4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.692229
Eccentricity 0.448688
Inclination (deg) 23.070800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 353.161400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 8.514400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC114603, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 17.331525

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-11-05T19:51:01.440
Period (years) 17.331525

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 11:38:04.03 +04:52:27.4 9.826 9.38 118.8 HIP 56668 14.63
2025-11-22 11:38:17.24 +04:50:39.0 9.811 9.17 118.9 HIP 56668 18.36
2025-11-23 11:38:30.13 +04:48:52.7 9.796 8.95 119.0 HIP 56891 19.30
2025-11-24 11:38:42.69 +04:47:08.5 9.781 8.73 119.2 HIP 56891 16.76
2025-11-25 11:38:54.92 +04:45:26.4 9.766 8.50 119.3 HIP 56891 14.71
2025-11-26 11:39:06.83 +04:43:46.5 9.751 8.28 119.5 HIP 56891 13.32
2025-11-27 11:39:18.40 +04:42:08.7 9.735 8.05 119.7 HIP 56891 12.71
2025-11-28 11:39:29.63 +04:40:33.1 9.720 7.82 119.8 HIP 56891 12.95
2025-11-29 11:39:40.52 +04:38:59.7 9.705 7.59 120.0 HIP 56891 13.92
2025-11-30 11:39:51.06 +04:37:28.5 9.689 7.36 120.3 HIP 56891 15.43
2025-12-01 11:40:01.26 +04:35:59.5 9.673 7.12 120.5 HIP 56891 17.28
2025-12-02 11:40:11.11 +04:34:32.8 9.658 6.88 120.7 HIP 56891 19.35
2025-12-03 11:40:20.61 +04:33:08.4 9.642 6.64 121.0 HIP 57034 19.48
2025-12-04 11:40:29.75 +04:31:46.2 9.626 6.40 121.3 HIP 57034 17.45
2025-12-05 11:40:38.53 +04:30:26.3 9.610 6.16 121.7 HIP 57034 15.69
2025-12-06 11:40:46.95 +04:29:08.6 9.594 5.92 122.0 HIP 57034 14.24
2025-12-07 11:40:55.00 +04:27:53.3 9.578 5.92 122.0 HIP 57034 13.15