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C/2020 K1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2020 K1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.074313
Eccentricity 0.998415
Inclination (deg) 89.670300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 94.367400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 213.963000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC184409, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 85423.669344

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-05-08T13:23:13.920
Period (years) 85423.669344

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 06:30:41.72 -20:41:28.4 7.865 15.64 264.7 HIP 31094 11.65
2025-11-22 06:30:15.08 -20:42:02.7 7.863 15.83 265.5 HIP 31094 17.71
2025-11-23 06:29:48.08 -20:42:32.3 7.862 16.02 266.3 HIP 31094 23.95
2025-11-24 06:29:20.74 -20:42:56.9 7.860 16.20 267.1 HIP 30957 30.04
2025-11-25 06:28:53.06 -20:43:16.5 7.859 16.38 267.9 HIP 30713 29.71
2025-11-26 06:28:25.05 -20:43:31.1 7.858 16.56 268.6 HIP 30713 25.00
2025-11-27 06:27:56.73 -20:43:40.6 7.857 16.73 269.4 HIP 30713 21.18
2025-11-28 06:27:28.10 -20:43:44.9 7.857 16.90 270.1 HIP 30713 18.87
2025-11-29 06:26:59.19 -20:43:44.0 7.856 17.07 270.8 HIP 30713 18.73
2025-11-30 06:26:30.00 -20:43:37.9 7.856 17.23 271.6 HIP 30592 18.01
2025-12-01 06:26:00.54 -20:43:26.4 7.856 17.38 272.3 HIP 30592 15.34
2025-12-02 06:25:30.82 -20:43:09.6 7.856 17.54 273.0 HIP 30511 10.83
2025-12-03 06:25:00.87 -20:42:47.4 7.857 17.69 273.7 HIP 30511 4.89
2025-12-04 06:24:30.68 -20:42:19.8 7.857 17.83 274.4 HIP 30511 5.37
2025-12-05 06:24:00.27 -20:41:46.7 7.858 17.97 275.1 HIP 30511 11.60
2025-12-06 06:23:29.66 -20:41:08.1 7.859 18.11 275.8 HIP 30398 15.40
2025-12-07 06:22:58.85 -20:40:23.9 7.861 18.11 275.8 HIP 30398 17.79