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P/2021 L4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2021 L4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.790398
Eccentricity 0.118466
Inclination (deg) 16.960500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 243.220000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 234.532200
Epoch 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.631714

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-04-21T05:35:13.920
Period (years) 5.631714

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 11:44:53.07 -14:10:35.3 3.301 50.30 121.1 HIP 57181 21.32
2025-11-22 11:46:04.22 -14:20:57.7 3.291 49.99 121.2 HIP 57459 22.24
2025-11-23 11:47:14.89 -14:31:18.8 3.280 49.68 121.3 HIP 57611 23.54
2025-11-24 11:48:25.08 -14:41:38.3 3.270 49.36 121.5 HIP 57611 21.35
2025-11-25 11:49:34.76 -14:51:56.3 3.259 49.04 121.6 HIP 57789 22.04
2025-11-26 11:50:43.94 -15:02:12.6 3.249 48.71 121.8 HIP 57789 18.15
2025-11-27 11:51:52.61 -15:12:27.2 3.238 48.37 121.9 HIP 57775 18.49
2025-11-28 11:53:00.75 -15:22:40.1 3.227 48.03 122.0 HIP 57991 16.72
2025-11-29 11:54:08.37 -15:32:51.1 3.216 47.69 122.2 HIP 57991 7.45
2025-11-30 11:55:15.44 -15:43:00.3 3.205 47.34 122.3 HIP 58152 14.72
2025-12-01 11:56:21.97 -15:53:07.5 3.194 46.98 122.5 HIP 58152 12.63
2025-12-02 11:57:27.95 -16:03:12.7 3.183 46.62 122.7 HIP 58152 28.46
2025-12-03 11:58:33.36 -16:13:15.8 3.172 46.26 122.8 HIP 58526 31.69
2025-12-04 11:59:38.20 -16:23:16.9 3.161 45.89 123.0 HIP 58526 13.96
2025-12-05 12:00:42.46 -16:33:15.7 3.149 45.52 123.1 HIP 58526 8.24
2025-12-06 12:01:46.13 -16:43:12.4 3.138 45.14 123.3 HIP 58539 21.80
2025-12-07 12:02:49.20 -16:53:06.7 3.127 45.14 123.3 HIP 58778 25.34