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C/2020 Q2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2020 Q2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.418731
Eccentricity 0.488600
Inclination (deg) 3.336200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 179.837600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 118.152700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-CD7, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 34.490962

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-01-23T22:19:46.560
Period (years) 34.490962

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 03:37:23.26 +16:15:19.3 9.495 11.50 256.2 HIP 16788 23.03
2025-11-22 03:37:04.65 +16:14:13.6 9.499 11.48 256.3 HIP 16788 20.21
2025-11-23 03:36:46.07 +16:13:08.2 9.503 11.44 256.3 HIP 16788 18.12
2025-11-24 03:36:27.55 +16:12:03.3 9.507 11.40 256.4 HIP 16788 17.05
2025-11-25 03:36:09.09 +16:10:58.9 9.512 11.35 256.4 HIP 16788 17.16
2025-11-26 03:35:50.70 +16:09:54.9 9.517 11.30 256.5 HIP 16788 18.42
2025-11-27 03:35:32.39 +16:08:51.5 9.523 11.24 256.5 HIP 16788 20.61
2025-11-28 03:35:14.18 +16:07:48.7 9.528 11.18 256.6 HIP 16788 23.46
2025-11-29 03:34:56.06 +16:06:46.4 9.534 11.11 256.7 HIP 16788 26.74
2025-11-30 03:34:38.06 +16:05:44.8 9.540 11.04 256.7 HIP 16627 29.94
2025-12-01 03:34:20.18 +16:04:43.9 9.547 10.96 256.8 HIP 16627 27.79
2025-12-02 03:34:02.42 +16:03:43.6 9.554 10.87 256.8 HIP 16627 26.23
2025-12-03 03:33:44.80 +16:02:44.1 9.561 10.78 256.9 HIP 16627 25.35
2025-12-04 03:33:27.33 +16:01:45.3 9.569 10.68 256.9 HIP 16627 25.20
2025-12-05 03:33:10.00 +16:00:47.3 9.576 10.58 257.0 HIP 16627 25.78
2025-12-06 03:32:52.84 +15:59:50.1 9.584 10.48 257.1 HIP 16532 26.86
2025-12-07 03:32:35.85 +15:58:53.7 9.593 10.48 257.1 HIP 16393 26.09