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C/2018 P5 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2018 P5 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.587513
Eccentricity 0.642888
Inclination (deg) 7.246500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 216.260400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 131.917000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 46.042542

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-02-28T03:04:19.200
Period (years) 46.042542

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 08:09:06.81 +12:30:49.3 12.294 3.58 259.2 HIP 39978 15.12
2025-11-22 08:09:01.04 +12:30:33.2 12.282 3.76 260.5 HIP 39978 16.34
2025-11-23 08:08:54.96 +12:30:18.3 12.270 3.93 261.7 HIP 39978 17.63
2025-11-24 08:08:48.59 +12:30:04.7 12.259 4.11 262.8 HIP 39978 19.00
2025-11-25 08:08:41.90 +12:29:52.3 12.247 4.29 263.8 HIP 39978 20.45
2025-11-26 08:08:34.92 +12:29:41.2 12.236 4.46 264.7 HIP 39978 21.98
2025-11-27 08:08:27.64 +12:29:31.3 12.225 4.64 265.5 HIP 39978 23.59
2025-11-28 08:08:20.07 +12:29:22.6 12.214 4.81 266.3 HIP 39740 22.37
2025-11-29 08:08:12.20 +12:29:15.2 12.203 4.98 267.0 HIP 39740 21.06
2025-11-30 08:08:04.05 +12:29:09.1 12.193 5.15 267.7 HIP 39740 19.82
2025-12-01 08:07:55.62 +12:29:04.1 12.182 5.32 268.4 HIP 39740 18.70
2025-12-02 08:07:46.90 +12:29:00.4 12.172 5.49 268.9 HIP 39740 17.74
2025-12-03 08:07:37.91 +12:28:58.0 12.162 5.65 269.5 HIP 39740 16.99
2025-12-04 08:07:28.65 +12:28:56.8 12.152 5.82 270.0 HIP 39740 16.52
2025-12-05 08:07:19.11 +12:28:56.8 12.142 5.98 270.5 HIP 39740 16.37
2025-12-06 08:07:09.31 +12:28:58.1 12.133 6.14 271.0 HIP 39740 16.58
2025-12-07 08:06:59.25 +12:29:00.6 12.124 6.14 271.0 HIP 39740 17.17