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C/2021 J2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 J2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.704159
Eccentricity 0.959759
Inclination (deg) 156.213400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 23.336100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 172.000900
Epoch 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1263.920744

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-09-22T01:26:06.720
Period (years) 1263.920744

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 07:26:16.12 -03:19:30.1 10.886 12.83 258.1 HIP 36004 19.46
2025-11-22 07:25:56.00 -03:20:33.8 10.878 13.01 258.6 HIP 36004 16.47
2025-11-23 07:25:35.56 -03:21:35.3 10.871 13.19 259.2 HIP 36004 14.65
2025-11-24 07:25:14.79 -03:22:34.8 10.863 13.36 259.7 HIP 36004 14.53
2025-11-25 07:24:53.72 -03:23:32.0 10.856 13.54 260.2 HIP 36004 16.21
2025-11-26 07:24:32.34 -03:24:27.1 10.849 13.71 260.8 HIP 36004 19.29
2025-11-27 07:24:10.65 -03:25:19.9 10.842 13.87 261.3 HIP 36004 23.26
2025-11-28 07:23:48.67 -03:26:10.5 10.836 14.04 261.8 HIP 36004 27.78
2025-11-29 07:23:26.40 -03:26:58.8 10.829 14.20 262.2 HIP 35792 27.47
2025-11-30 07:23:03.85 -03:27:44.7 10.823 14.36 262.7 HIP 35792 25.82
2025-12-01 07:22:41.02 -03:28:28.4 10.817 14.51 263.2 HIP 35649 22.55
2025-12-02 07:22:17.92 -03:29:09.6 10.811 14.67 263.7 HIP 35649 18.21
2025-12-03 07:21:54.55 -03:29:48.5 10.806 14.82 264.1 HIP 35631 13.90
2025-12-04 07:21:30.92 -03:30:24.9 10.801 14.97 264.6 HIP 35631 10.23
2025-12-05 07:21:07.04 -03:30:59.0 10.795 15.11 265.0 HIP 35631 9.24
2025-12-06 07:20:42.91 -03:31:30.5 10.791 15.25 265.4 HIP 35631 11.74
2025-12-07 07:20:18.54 -03:31:59.6 10.786 15.25 265.4 HIP 35631 16.25