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C/2020 S2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2020 S2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.756713
Eccentricity 0.828103
Inclination (deg) 22.405100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 197.691900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 202.307100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 32.669973

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-12-22T04:09:50.400
Period (years) 32.669973

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 12:52:48.69 -08:03:40.5 12.506 10.06 110.8 HIP 62912 17.86
2025-11-22 12:53:03.90 -08:05:06.2 12.498 9.93 110.8 HIP 62912 16.84
2025-11-23 12:53:18.91 -08:06:30.7 12.489 9.80 110.8 HIP 62912 16.75
2025-11-24 12:53:33.71 -08:07:54.1 12.481 9.66 110.8 HIP 62912 17.57
2025-11-25 12:53:48.31 -08:09:16.2 12.472 9.52 110.8 HIP 62912 19.14
2025-11-26 12:54:02.69 -08:10:37.2 12.463 9.37 110.7 HIP 62912 21.27
2025-11-27 12:54:16.86 -08:11:56.9 12.453 9.23 110.7 HIP 62912 23.78
2025-11-28 12:54:30.82 -08:13:15.3 12.444 9.08 110.7 HIP 62912 26.53
2025-11-29 12:54:44.55 -08:14:32.4 12.434 8.93 110.7 HIP 62912 29.45
2025-11-30 12:54:58.06 -08:15:48.2 12.425 8.78 110.7 HIP 63088 29.10
2025-12-01 12:55:11.34 -08:17:02.6 12.415 8.63 110.7 HIP 63088 27.03
2025-12-02 12:55:24.39 -08:18:15.7 12.405 8.47 110.7 HIP 63088 25.32
2025-12-03 12:55:37.21 -08:19:27.5 12.394 8.31 110.6 HIP 63088 24.00
2025-12-04 12:55:49.79 -08:20:37.8 12.384 8.15 110.6 HIP 63088 23.12
2025-12-05 12:56:02.13 -08:21:46.7 12.373 7.99 110.6 HIP 63088 22.70
2025-12-06 12:56:14.23 -08:22:54.2 12.362 7.83 110.6 HIP 63088 22.74
2025-12-07 12:56:26.09 -08:24:00.3 12.351 7.83 110.6 HIP 63088 23.21