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C/2021 N3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 N3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.709354
Eccentricity 0.958929
Inclination (deg) 26.768600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 337.536600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 304.550800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-YB4, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1638.994671

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-08-16T11:16:13.440
Period (years) 1638.994671

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 00:24:44.19 +23:50:10.9 12.619 5.84 227.7 HIP 1968 14.76
2025-11-22 00:24:36.63 +23:48:36.6 12.635 5.71 226.8 HIP 1968 13.67
2025-11-23 00:24:29.35 +23:47:02.8 12.651 5.57 225.8 HIP 1968 12.88
2025-11-24 00:24:22.37 +23:45:29.8 12.668 5.43 224.8 HIP 1968 12.44
2025-11-25 00:24:15.68 +23:43:57.4 12.684 5.29 223.8 HIP 1968 12.35
2025-11-26 00:24:09.29 +23:42:25.8 12.701 5.15 222.7 HIP 1968 12.59
2025-11-27 00:24:03.19 +23:40:55.0 12.719 5.01 221.5 HIP 1968 13.11
2025-11-28 00:23:57.39 +23:39:25.0 12.736 4.87 220.3 HIP 1968 13.86
2025-11-29 00:23:51.89 +23:37:56.0 12.753 4.73 219.0 HIP 1968 14.77
2025-11-30 00:23:46.70 +23:36:27.9 12.771 4.59 217.7 HIP 1968 15.81
2025-12-01 00:23:41.81 +23:35:00.7 12.789 4.45 216.2 HIP 1968 16.92
2025-12-02 00:23:37.22 +23:33:34.6 12.807 4.31 214.7 HIP 1968 18.08
2025-12-03 00:23:32.94 +23:32:09.6 12.825 4.17 213.1 HIP 1968 19.26
2025-12-04 00:23:28.97 +23:30:45.6 12.844 4.04 211.3 HIP 1968 20.45
2025-12-05 00:23:25.30 +23:29:22.9 12.862 3.91 209.5 HIP 1968 21.63
2025-12-06 00:23:21.94 +23:28:01.2 12.881 3.78 207.6 HIP 1968 22.79
2025-12-07 00:23:18.89 +23:26:40.8 12.900 3.78 207.6 HIP 1968 23.92