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P/2020 MK4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2020 MK4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.129134
Eccentricity 0.015466
Inclination (deg) 6.780900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 0.657600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 94.171700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-NE4, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.532902

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-04-27T13:51:18.720
Period (years) 15.532902

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 03:48:43.85 +27:11:27.5 5.158 17.42 259.9 HIP 17924 22.27
2025-11-22 03:48:13.01 +27:10:14.3 5.158 17.43 259.7 HIP 17924 28.42
2025-11-23 03:47:42.18 +27:08:59.2 5.158 17.42 259.4 HIP 17592 24.27
2025-11-24 03:47:11.39 +27:07:42.2 5.158 17.41 259.2 HIP 17592 19.43
2025-11-25 03:46:40.66 +27:06:23.5 5.159 17.38 258.9 HIP 17592 16.24
2025-11-26 03:46:10.02 +27:05:03.0 5.160 17.34 258.6 HIP 17592 15.74
2025-11-27 03:45:39.47 +27:03:40.9 5.161 17.29 258.4 HIP 17592 18.14
2025-11-28 03:45:09.05 +27:02:17.2 5.162 17.22 258.1 HIP 17592 22.50
2025-11-29 03:44:38.78 +27:00:51.9 5.164 17.15 257.9 HIP 17592 27.91
2025-11-30 03:44:08.68 +26:59:25.3 5.166 17.06 257.6 HIP 17324 33.42
2025-12-01 03:43:38.76 +26:57:57.2 5.169 16.96 257.4 HIP 17324 28.20
2025-12-02 03:43:09.05 +26:56:27.9 5.172 16.86 257.1 HIP 17324 23.81
2025-12-03 03:42:39.57 +26:54:57.3 5.175 16.74 256.8 HIP 17324 20.73
2025-12-04 03:42:10.34 +26:53:25.6 5.178 16.61 256.6 HIP 17324 19.57
2025-12-05 03:41:41.37 +26:51:52.9 5.182 16.47 256.3 HIP 17140 19.55
2025-12-06 03:41:12.68 +26:50:19.1 5.186 16.32 256.0 HIP 17140 13.43
2025-12-07 03:40:44.30 +26:48:44.5 5.190 16.32 256.0 HIP 17140 8.14