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C/2021 B2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 B2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.511868
Eccentricity 0.993030
Inclination (deg) 38.083300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 120.545600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 334.957100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6841.416847

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-05-04T08:25:52.320
Period (years) 6841.416847

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 15:42:35.86 +15:44:35.6 14.099 12.15 101.3 HIP 77050 23.16
2025-11-22 15:42:55.66 +15:43:38.3 14.102 12.11 100.8 HIP 77050 18.56
2025-11-23 15:43:15.43 +15:42:43.5 14.105 12.08 100.4 HIP 77050 14.16
2025-11-24 15:43:35.19 +15:41:51.3 14.108 12.05 99.9 HIP 77050 10.20
2025-11-25 15:43:54.91 +15:41:01.5 14.110 12.01 99.4 HIP 77050 7.43
2025-11-26 15:44:14.60 +15:40:14.4 14.113 11.97 98.9 HIP 77050 7.30
2025-11-27 15:44:34.25 +15:39:29.8 14.115 11.93 98.4 HIP 77050 9.89
2025-11-28 15:44:53.85 +15:38:47.7 14.117 11.89 97.9 HIP 77050 13.73
2025-11-29 15:45:13.41 +15:38:08.2 14.119 11.84 97.5 HIP 77050 18.02
2025-11-30 15:45:32.93 +15:37:31.3 14.120 11.80 97.0 HIP 77249 13.65
2025-12-01 15:45:52.38 +15:36:56.9 14.122 11.75 96.5 HIP 77249 9.31
2025-12-02 15:46:11.78 +15:36:25.1 14.123 11.70 96.0 HIP 77249 5.65
2025-12-03 15:46:31.12 +15:35:55.9 14.124 11.65 95.5 HIP 77249 4.66
2025-12-04 15:46:50.39 +15:35:29.2 14.124 11.60 95.0 HIP 77249 7.45
2025-12-05 15:47:09.59 +15:35:05.1 14.125 11.55 94.4 HIP 77249 11.52
2025-12-06 15:47:28.71 +15:34:43.6 14.125 11.50 93.9 HIP 77249 15.90
2025-12-07 15:47:47.76 +15:34:24.7 14.125 11.50 93.9 HIP 77249 20.37