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C/2021 A6 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 A6 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.925747
Eccentricity 0.999490
Inclination (deg) 75.557700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 164.012400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 351.641500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-P23, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1937336.422141

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-05-03T06:25:55.200
Period (years) 1937336.422141

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 15:04:22.99 +46:11:59.3 12.864 14.53 82.0 HIP 73668 8.96
2025-11-22 15:04:56.27 +46:12:47.7 12.862 14.53 81.3 HIP 73668 14.76
2025-11-23 15:05:29.49 +46:13:40.0 12.861 14.52 80.7 HIP 73668 20.57
2025-11-24 15:06:02.64 +46:14:36.0 12.859 14.51 80.1 HIP 73668 26.37
2025-11-25 15:06:35.72 +46:15:35.9 12.857 14.50 79.4 HIP 74108 25.81
2025-11-26 15:07:08.72 +46:16:39.6 12.855 14.49 78.8 HIP 74108 20.46
2025-11-27 15:07:41.64 +46:17:47.1 12.853 14.48 78.1 HIP 74108 15.41
2025-11-28 15:08:14.47 +46:18:58.4 12.851 14.47 77.5 HIP 74108 11.05
2025-11-29 15:08:47.21 +46:20:13.5 12.849 14.46 76.8 HIP 74108 8.52
2025-11-30 15:09:19.85 +46:21:32.4 12.846 14.45 76.2 HIP 74108 9.43
2025-12-01 15:09:52.39 +46:22:55.2 12.844 14.44 75.5 HIP 74108 13.06
2025-12-02 15:10:24.82 +46:24:21.6 12.842 14.42 74.8 HIP 74108 17.83
2025-12-03 15:10:57.13 +46:25:51.9 12.839 14.41 74.2 HIP 74108 23.03
2025-12-04 15:11:29.33 +46:27:25.9 12.837 14.40 73.5 HIP 74281 24.41
2025-12-05 15:12:01.41 +46:29:03.7 12.834 14.38 72.8 HIP 74572 22.49
2025-12-06 15:12:33.36 +46:30:45.3 12.832 14.37 72.2 HIP 74572 17.39
2025-12-07 15:13:05.18 +46:32:30.5 12.829 14.37 72.2 HIP 74572 12.92