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P/2020 O3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2020 O3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.170341
Eccentricity 0.102394
Inclination (deg) 8.444400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 266.816200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 81.099500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-C45, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 10.014488

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2031-01-29T13:25:04.506
Period (years) 10.014488

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 11:20:59.14 -04:09:33.0 5.445 22.24 122.5 HIP 55426 9.78
2025-11-22 11:21:29.24 -04:14:19.4 5.430 21.93 122.7 HIP 55443 8.30
2025-11-23 11:21:58.85 -04:19:03.7 5.416 21.61 122.9 HIP 55443 10.99
2025-11-24 11:22:27.95 -04:23:45.8 5.401 21.29 123.2 HIP 55443 17.94
2025-11-25 11:22:56.54 -04:28:25.5 5.386 20.96 123.5 HIP 55443 25.80
2025-11-26 11:23:24.61 -04:33:03.0 5.371 20.64 123.7 HIP 55727 25.28
2025-11-27 11:23:52.15 -04:37:38.0 5.356 20.30 124.0 HIP 55727 18.56
2025-11-28 11:24:19.17 -04:42:10.6 5.341 19.97 124.3 HIP 55727 13.74
2025-11-29 11:24:45.64 -04:46:40.8 5.326 19.62 124.6 HIP 55727 12.87
2025-11-30 11:25:11.57 -04:51:08.3 5.311 19.28 124.9 HIP 55727 16.37
2025-12-01 11:25:36.95 -04:55:33.3 5.296 18.93 125.3 HIP 55727 22.13
2025-12-02 11:26:01.78 -04:59:55.7 5.280 18.58 125.6 HIP 55727 28.71
2025-12-03 11:26:26.04 -05:04:15.3 5.265 18.23 126.0 HIP 55727 35.57
2025-12-04 11:26:49.74 -05:08:32.2 5.250 17.87 126.3 HIP 55727 42.50
2025-12-05 11:27:12.86 -05:12:46.4 5.234 17.50 126.7 HIP 55739 49.10
2025-12-06 11:27:35.40 -05:16:57.6 5.219 17.14 127.1 HIP 55739 49.58
2025-12-07 11:27:57.35 -05:21:06.0 5.203 17.14 127.1 HIP 55996 45.83