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C/2021 P2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 P2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.066801
Eccentricity 0.999636
Inclination (deg) 150.049700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 32.099300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 76.704200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC185656, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1642285.641682

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-01-23T01:05:48.480
Period (years) 1642285.641682

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 15:24:33.09 -09:08:38.6 9.933 10.38 116.1 HIP 75391 6.40
2025-11-22 15:24:48.21 -09:10:28.0 9.936 10.33 115.9 HIP 75391 8.00
2025-11-23 15:25:03.27 -09:12:16.1 9.938 10.27 115.7 HIP 75391 11.02
2025-11-24 15:25:18.28 -09:14:02.9 9.940 10.21 115.5 HIP 75391 14.58
2025-11-25 15:25:33.22 -09:15:48.3 9.942 10.15 115.3 HIP 75391 18.36
2025-11-26 15:25:48.10 -09:17:32.5 9.944 10.09 115.1 HIP 75391 22.22
2025-11-27 15:26:02.91 -09:19:15.2 9.945 10.02 115.0 HIP 75391 26.12
2025-11-28 15:26:17.63 -09:20:56.6 9.946 9.94 114.8 HIP 75718 27.61
2025-11-29 15:26:32.27 -09:22:36.6 9.947 9.87 114.6 HIP 75718 24.07
2025-11-30 15:26:46.82 -09:24:15.2 9.948 9.79 114.5 HIP 75718 20.70
2025-12-01 15:27:01.27 -09:25:52.4 9.948 9.70 114.3 HIP 75718 17.58
2025-12-02 15:27:15.61 -09:27:28.2 9.948 9.62 114.1 HIP 75718 14.87
2025-12-03 15:27:29.85 -09:29:02.5 9.947 9.53 114.0 HIP 75718 12.78
2025-12-04 15:27:43.97 -09:30:35.4 9.947 9.44 113.8 HIP 75722 11.51
2025-12-05 15:27:57.98 -09:32:06.9 9.946 9.34 113.7 HIP 75722 11.25
2025-12-06 15:28:11.85 -09:33:36.9 9.945 9.24 113.5 HIP 75722 12.20
2025-12-07 15:28:25.60 -09:35:05.5 9.943 9.24 113.5 HIP 75722 14.07