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C/2021 C5 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 C5 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.239392
Eccentricity 0.998076
Inclination (deg) 50.806200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 323.674700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 270.874400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-N80, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 69085.619518

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-02-11T00:00:17.280
Period (years) 69085.619518

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 21:42:59.35 +00:17:25.7 8.912 4.10 72.7 HIP 107120 16.08
2025-11-22 21:43:05.62 +00:17:54.9 8.935 4.37 72.5 HIP 107270 16.52
2025-11-23 21:43:12.30 +00:18:26.5 8.959 4.64 72.4 HIP 107270 15.26
2025-11-24 21:43:19.38 +00:19:00.2 8.982 4.91 72.2 HIP 107270 14.03
2025-11-25 21:43:26.86 +00:19:36.3 9.005 5.17 72.0 HIP 107270 12.89
2025-11-26 21:43:34.73 +00:20:14.6 9.028 5.43 71.8 HIP 107270 11.92
2025-11-27 21:43:42.99 +00:20:55.3 9.051 5.69 71.7 HIP 107270 11.22
2025-11-28 21:43:51.63 +00:21:38.2 9.073 5.95 71.5 HIP 107270 10.90
2025-11-29 21:44:00.65 +00:22:23.4 9.096 6.20 71.4 HIP 107270 11.07
2025-11-30 21:44:10.05 +00:23:10.9 9.119 6.45 71.2 HIP 107270 11.75
2025-12-01 21:44:19.82 +00:24:00.7 9.142 6.70 71.1 HIP 107270 12.93
2025-12-02 21:44:29.96 +00:24:52.7 9.165 6.94 71.0 HIP 107270 14.54
2025-12-03 21:44:40.46 +00:25:47.1 9.187 7.18 70.8 HIP 107270 16.50
2025-12-04 21:44:51.31 +00:26:43.7 9.210 7.42 70.7 HIP 107270 18.75
2025-12-05 21:45:02.51 +00:27:42.7 9.233 7.66 70.5 HIP 107270 21.22
2025-12-06 21:45:14.06 +00:28:43.9 9.255 7.89 70.4 HIP 107270 23.89
2025-12-07 21:45:25.96 +00:29:47.4 9.277 7.89 70.4 HIP 107270 26.72