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P/2021 P3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2021 P3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.918997
Eccentricity 0.338387
Inclination (deg) 27.162000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 358.245800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 333.971300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-GJ3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.267112

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-09-02T13:42:30.218
Period (years) 9.267112

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 11:12:08.93 +18:43:44.0 6.044 12.45 106.0 HIP 54683 7.12
2025-11-22 11:12:29.16 +18:42:21.8 6.029 12.10 105.6 HIP 54755 11.11
2025-11-23 11:12:48.84 +18:41:03.4 6.013 11.74 105.3 HIP 54755 12.36
2025-11-24 11:13:07.97 +18:39:49.1 5.997 11.38 104.9 HIP 54755 15.01
2025-11-25 11:13:26.54 +18:38:38.7 5.982 11.02 104.5 HIP 54755 18.36
2025-11-26 11:13:44.55 +18:37:32.2 5.966 10.65 104.1 HIP 54755 22.00
2025-11-27 11:14:01.99 +18:36:29.8 5.950 10.28 103.7 HIP 54755 25.73
2025-11-28 11:14:18.85 +18:35:31.3 5.934 9.91 103.2 HIP 54755 29.46
2025-11-29 11:14:35.13 +18:34:36.9 5.918 9.53 102.7 HIP 55071 27.53
2025-11-30 11:14:50.83 +18:33:46.5 5.902 9.15 102.2 HIP 55071 24.01
2025-12-01 11:15:05.93 +18:33:00.1 5.886 8.77 101.6 HIP 55071 20.70
2025-12-02 11:15:20.43 +18:32:17.8 5.870 8.39 101.0 HIP 55071 17.65
2025-12-03 11:15:34.33 +18:31:39.5 5.854 8.00 100.3 HIP 55071 14.90
2025-12-04 11:15:47.62 +18:31:05.2 5.838 7.62 99.5 HIP 55071 12.51
2025-12-05 11:16:00.30 +18:30:34.9 5.822 7.23 98.7 HIP 55071 10.62
2025-12-06 11:16:12.35 +18:30:08.8 5.806 6.83 97.7 HIP 55071 9.36
2025-12-07 11:16:23.78 +18:29:46.7 5.790 6.83 97.7 HIP 55071 8.85