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C/2021 P1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 P1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.380933
Eccentricity 0.998247
Inclination (deg) 51.612400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 359.721000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 40.530400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-F34, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 124932.963780

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-06-02T10:45:07.200
Period (years) 124932.963780

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 11:32:31.76 +36:37:22.5 10.366 6.15 72.6 HIP 56382 14.36
2025-11-22 11:32:43.45 +36:38:06.6 10.358 5.99 70.8 HIP 56382 12.07
2025-11-23 11:32:54.74 +36:38:53.9 10.349 5.85 69.0 HIP 56382 9.87
2025-11-24 11:33:05.62 +36:39:44.2 10.340 5.70 67.0 HIP 56382 7.80
2025-11-25 11:33:16.10 +36:40:37.7 10.331 5.56 64.9 HIP 56382 5.92
2025-11-26 11:33:26.15 +36:41:34.2 10.322 5.43 62.8 HIP 56382 4.40
2025-11-27 11:33:35.79 +36:42:33.8 10.313 5.30 60.5 HIP 56382 3.61
2025-11-28 11:33:45.01 +36:43:36.3 10.304 5.18 58.2 HIP 56382 3.91
2025-11-29 11:33:53.81 +36:44:41.9 10.295 5.07 55.7 HIP 56410 4.28
2025-11-30 11:34:02.17 +36:45:50.3 10.286 4.96 53.2 HIP 56410 3.32
2025-12-01 11:34:10.11 +36:47:01.6 10.278 4.86 50.5 HIP 56410 3.35
2025-12-02 11:34:17.61 +36:48:15.8 10.269 4.77 47.8 HIP 56410 4.30
2025-12-03 11:34:24.67 +36:49:32.8 10.260 4.69 44.9 HIP 56410 5.69
2025-12-04 11:34:31.30 +36:50:52.6 10.251 4.62 42.0 HIP 56410 7.25
2025-12-05 11:34:37.48 +36:52:15.1 10.242 4.56 38.9 HIP 56410 8.86
2025-12-06 11:34:43.22 +36:53:40.3 10.233 4.52 35.8 HIP 56410 10.50
2025-12-07 11:34:48.51 +36:55:08.2 10.224 4.52 35.8 HIP 56410 12.13