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C/2021 R2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 R2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.315960
Eccentricity 0.999566
Inclination (deg) 134.479800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 16.351800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 32.561300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-X67, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2188630.208134

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-12-28T14:22:59.520
Period (years) 2188630.208134

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 17:34:15.76 +17:12:08.2 11.990 8.72 121.5 HIP 85962 23.10
2025-11-22 17:34:28.20 +17:10:18.7 12.000 8.72 120.5 HIP 85962 25.30
2025-11-23 17:34:40.78 +17:08:32.4 12.009 8.72 119.5 HIP 85962 27.73
2025-11-24 17:34:53.47 +17:06:49.3 12.018 8.71 118.6 HIP 85962 30.32
2025-11-25 17:35:06.28 +17:05:09.3 12.027 8.71 117.6 HIP 85962 33.04
2025-11-26 17:35:19.20 +17:03:32.5 12.036 8.71 116.6 HIP 85987 35.53
2025-11-27 17:35:32.23 +17:01:58.9 12.045 8.70 115.6 HIP 85987 35.33
2025-11-28 17:35:45.35 +17:00:28.5 12.053 8.70 114.7 HIP 85987 35.53
2025-11-29 17:35:58.57 +16:59:01.3 12.061 8.69 113.7 HIP 85987 36.13
2025-11-30 17:36:11.87 +16:57:37.3 12.069 8.68 112.8 HIP 86176 34.23
2025-12-01 17:36:25.26 +16:56:16.6 12.077 8.67 111.9 HIP 86176 32.50
2025-12-02 17:36:38.72 +16:54:59.0 12.084 8.67 110.9 HIP 86176 31.11
2025-12-03 17:36:52.26 +16:53:44.7 12.092 8.66 110.0 HIP 86176 30.12
2025-12-04 17:37:05.86 +16:52:33.6 12.099 8.65 109.1 HIP 86176 29.56
2025-12-05 17:37:19.53 +16:51:25.7 12.105 8.64 108.2 HIP 86176 29.46
2025-12-06 17:37:33.25 +16:50:21.1 12.112 8.63 107.2 HIP 86176 29.82
2025-12-07 17:37:47.03 +16:49:19.7 12.118 8.63 107.2 HIP 86401 29.56