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C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.319364
Eccentricity 0.999934
Inclination (deg) 58.549700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 215.595000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 6.830400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year
Period (years) 2826383.189574

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-02-14T15:50:49.920
Period (years) 2826383.189574

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 22:48:31.54 +35:46:26.3 6.665 17.54 172.7 HIP 112539 11.81
2025-11-22 22:48:35.95 +35:39:28.9 6.684 17.43 171.5 HIP 112539 11.51
2025-11-23 22:48:41.01 +35:32:35.2 6.704 17.32 170.3 HIP 112712 10.58
2025-11-24 22:48:46.73 +35:25:45.3 6.723 17.22 169.1 HIP 112712 10.02
2025-11-25 22:48:53.09 +35:18:59.3 6.743 17.12 167.9 HIP 112712 13.47
2025-11-26 22:49:00.10 +35:12:17.4 6.763 17.03 166.7 HIP 112775 18.12
2025-11-27 22:49:07.73 +35:05:39.6 6.783 16.93 165.5 HIP 112775 14.78
2025-11-28 22:49:15.99 +34:59:06.0 6.803 16.84 164.3 HIP 112775 14.05
2025-11-29 22:49:24.86 +34:52:36.8 6.823 16.76 163.1 HIP 112800 14.88
2025-11-30 22:49:34.34 +34:46:11.9 6.843 16.67 161.9 HIP 112800 13.86
2025-12-01 22:49:44.42 +34:39:51.5 6.864 16.60 160.7 HIP 112800 15.76
2025-12-02 22:49:55.10 +34:33:35.7 6.884 16.52 159.4 HIP 112837 17.98
2025-12-03 22:50:06.36 +34:27:24.4 6.905 16.45 158.2 HIP 112837 12.99
2025-12-04 22:50:18.20 +34:21:17.8 6.926 16.38 157.0 HIP 112837 9.94
2025-12-05 22:50:30.61 +34:15:16.0 6.946 16.32 155.7 HIP 112837 10.61
2025-12-06 22:50:43.58 +34:09:18.9 6.967 16.26 154.5 HIP 112837 14.44
2025-12-07 22:50:57.11 +34:03:26.7 6.988 16.26 154.5 HIP 112837 19.66