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P/2021 C2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2021 C2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.883792
Eccentricity 0.488545
Inclination (deg) 21.935600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 66.453800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 78.745100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-U31, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 29.506969

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-02-25T01:37:29.280
Period (years) 29.506969

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 17:04:00.65 -27:35:54.4 10.128 18.16 99.4 HIP 83578 17.34
2025-11-22 17:04:33.00 -27:37:05.1 10.136 18.21 99.3 HIP 83578 14.76
2025-11-23 17:05:05.46 -27:38:15.9 10.143 18.26 99.3 HIP 83578 15.54
2025-11-24 17:05:38.01 -27:39:26.7 10.151 18.31 99.3 HIP 83578 19.28
2025-11-25 17:06:10.65 -27:40:37.7 10.158 18.35 99.3 HIP 83804 19.29
2025-11-26 17:06:43.38 -27:41:48.7 10.165 18.39 99.3 HIP 83804 11.95
2025-11-27 17:07:16.18 -27:42:59.7 10.172 18.43 99.3 HIP 83804 4.59
2025-11-28 17:07:49.06 -27:44:10.8 10.178 18.46 99.3 HIP 83809 2.77
2025-11-29 17:08:22.00 -27:45:21.9 10.184 18.49 99.3 HIP 83809 9.72
2025-11-30 17:08:55.01 -27:46:33.1 10.190 18.52 99.3 HIP 83809 17.05
2025-12-01 17:09:28.07 -27:47:44.4 10.196 18.55 99.2 HIP 83859 23.91
2025-12-02 17:10:01.19 -27:48:55.6 10.201 18.57 99.2 HIP 83859 28.38
2025-12-03 17:10:34.35 -27:50:06.9 10.207 18.59 99.2 HIP 84175 24.88
2025-12-04 17:11:07.55 -27:51:18.2 10.212 18.60 99.2 HIP 84175 18.03
2025-12-05 17:11:40.78 -27:52:29.5 10.216 18.62 99.2 HIP 84175 11.91
2025-12-06 17:12:14.05 -27:53:40.9 10.221 18.63 99.2 HIP 84175 8.32
2025-12-07 17:12:47.35 -27:54:52.2 10.225 18.63 99.2 HIP 84175 10.39