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C/2021 Q6 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 Q6 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.707605
Eccentricity 1.003245
Inclination (deg) 161.826900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 133.573600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 141.064600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC188409, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-03-25T07:18:37.440

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 21:06:54.12 -14:05:51.5 9.569 3.60 202.9 HIP 104239 11.19
2025-11-22 21:06:51.81 -14:07:11.0 9.588 3.42 199.6 HIP 104239 12.62
2025-11-23 21:06:49.92 -14:08:28.3 9.608 3.25 195.9 HIP 104239 13.99
2025-11-24 21:06:48.45 -14:09:43.4 9.628 3.11 191.9 HIP 104239 15.29
2025-11-25 21:06:47.39 -14:10:56.4 9.647 2.97 187.6 HIP 104239 16.52
2025-11-26 21:06:46.75 -14:12:07.1 9.666 2.86 182.9 HIP 104239 17.69
2025-11-27 21:06:46.50 -14:13:15.8 9.686 2.77 178.1 HIP 104239 18.79
2025-11-28 21:06:46.66 -14:14:22.3 9.705 2.70 172.9 HIP 104239 19.84
2025-11-29 21:06:47.21 -14:15:26.7 9.724 2.66 167.7 HIP 104239 20.83
2025-11-30 21:06:48.15 -14:16:29.1 9.743 2.64 162.4 HIP 104340 20.50
2025-12-01 21:06:49.47 -14:17:29.4 9.762 2.64 157.1 HIP 104340 20.07
2025-12-02 21:06:51.16 -14:18:27.7 9.780 2.66 151.9 HIP 104340 19.59
2025-12-03 21:06:53.23 -14:19:24.0 9.799 2.70 146.9 HIP 104340 19.07
2025-12-04 21:06:55.67 -14:20:18.3 9.817 2.76 142.2 HIP 104340 18.50
2025-12-05 21:06:58.47 -14:21:10.8 9.835 2.84 137.8 HIP 104340 17.90
2025-12-06 21:07:01.62 -14:22:01.2 9.854 2.93 133.6 HIP 104340 17.25
2025-12-07 21:07:05.13 -14:22:49.8 9.872 2.93 133.6 HIP 104340 16.56