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C/2020 K4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2020 K4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.752953
Eccentricity 0.926823
Inclination (deg) 125.565600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 264.095500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 308.777100
Epoch 2020-05-31T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 117.244777

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-03-03T18:25:37.920
Period (years) 117.244777

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 13:24:44.13 +50:29:02.7 15.160 7.68 54.7 HIP 65322 14.38
2025-11-22 13:24:59.90 +50:30:49.2 15.155 7.69 53.5 HIP 65322 17.34
2025-11-23 13:25:15.47 +50:32:39.0 15.149 7.70 52.3 HIP 65322 20.32
2025-11-24 13:25:30.82 +50:34:32.0 15.144 7.71 51.1 HIP 65322 23.31
2025-11-25 13:25:45.95 +50:36:28.3 15.139 7.73 49.9 HIP 65677 23.12
2025-11-26 13:26:00.85 +50:38:27.8 15.134 7.74 48.6 HIP 65698 21.04
2025-11-27 13:26:15.52 +50:40:30.5 15.128 7.76 47.4 HIP 65698 19.19
2025-11-28 13:26:29.95 +50:42:36.3 15.123 7.77 46.2 HIP 65698 17.76
2025-11-29 13:26:44.14 +50:44:45.3 15.117 7.79 45.0 HIP 65698 16.85
2025-11-30 13:26:58.09 +50:46:57.4 15.112 7.81 43.8 HIP 65698 16.56
2025-12-01 13:27:11.78 +50:49:12.6 15.106 7.83 42.6 HIP 65754 16.06
2025-12-02 13:27:25.21 +50:51:30.9 15.101 7.85 41.4 HIP 65754 15.25
2025-12-03 13:27:38.38 +50:53:52.2 15.095 7.87 40.2 HIP 65754 15.13
2025-12-04 13:27:51.29 +50:56:16.5 15.090 7.90 39.0 HIP 65754 15.72
2025-12-05 13:28:03.92 +50:58:43.8 15.084 7.93 37.8 HIP 65754 16.95
2025-12-06 13:28:16.28 +51:01:14.0 15.078 7.95 36.6 HIP 65754 18.70
2025-12-07 13:28:28.36 +51:03:47.2 15.073 7.95 36.6 HIP 65754 20.84