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P/2020 U2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2020 U2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.847147
Eccentricity 0.511081
Inclination (deg) 6.421700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 342.908800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 84.620500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.343394

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-04-30T04:01:44.056
Period (years) 7.343394

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 17:44:18.67 -28:37:05.8 6.083 29.42 89.1 HIP 86898 17.99
2025-11-22 17:45:12.28 -28:36:53.9 6.088 29.56 89.1 HIP 86898 11.68
2025-11-23 17:46:06.16 -28:36:41.6 6.093 29.70 89.0 HIP 86919 13.79
2025-11-24 17:47:00.28 -28:36:29.0 6.098 29.84 89.0 HIP 87109 11.88
2025-11-25 17:47:54.64 -28:36:15.9 6.103 29.97 89.0 HIP 87109 1.34
2025-11-26 17:48:49.25 -28:36:02.4 6.107 30.09 89.0 HIP 87109 12.19
2025-11-27 17:49:44.08 -28:35:48.5 6.111 30.22 88.9 HIP 87109 24.19
2025-11-28 17:50:39.13 -28:35:34.2 6.115 30.34 88.9 HIP 87419 19.92
2025-11-29 17:51:34.40 -28:35:19.3 6.119 30.45 88.9 HIP 87455 11.49
2025-11-30 17:52:29.88 -28:35:04.1 6.122 30.56 88.8 HIP 87455 9.03
2025-12-01 17:53:25.56 -28:34:48.3 6.126 30.67 88.8 HIP 87455 18.15
2025-12-02 17:54:21.43 -28:34:32.0 6.129 30.78 88.8 HIP 87684 26.58
2025-12-03 17:55:17.49 -28:34:15.1 6.132 30.88 88.7 HIP 87684 27.83
2025-12-04 17:56:13.73 -28:33:57.8 6.134 30.98 88.7 HIP 87903 27.12
2025-12-05 17:57:10.15 -28:33:39.9 6.137 31.08 88.6 HIP 87903 22.51
2025-12-06 17:58:06.75 -28:33:21.4 6.139 31.17 88.6 HIP 88012 14.10
2025-12-07 17:59:03.50 -28:33:02.3 6.141 31.17 88.6 HIP 88012 13.61