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P/2022 C2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2022 C2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.365111
Eccentricity 0.442172
Inclination (deg) 9.983900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 135.259500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 89.121800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-VM5, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14.816602

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-08-06T01:44:24.000
Period (years) 14.816602

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 23:12:20.62 -12:04:55.3 6.361 2.48 33.0 HIP 114536 10.29
2025-11-22 23:12:22.83 -12:04:05.4 6.380 2.80 37.3 HIP 114536 9.88
2025-11-23 23:12:25.61 -12:03:11.9 6.398 3.14 40.7 HIP 114536 9.61
2025-11-24 23:12:28.96 -12:02:14.7 6.417 3.49 43.4 HIP 114536 9.52
2025-11-25 23:12:32.88 -12:01:13.9 6.436 3.84 45.6 HIP 114536 9.68
2025-11-26 23:12:37.37 -12:00:09.5 6.455 4.19 47.5 HIP 114536 10.14
2025-11-27 23:12:42.42 -11:59:01.6 6.474 4.54 49.1 HIP 114536 10.91
2025-11-28 23:12:48.03 -11:57:50.2 6.493 4.89 50.4 HIP 114536 12.00
2025-11-29 23:12:54.20 -11:56:35.4 6.512 5.25 51.6 HIP 114536 13.38
2025-11-30 23:13:00.93 -11:55:17.1 6.531 5.60 52.6 HIP 114536 15.03
2025-12-01 23:13:08.20 -11:53:55.5 6.550 5.95 53.5 HIP 114536 16.92
2025-12-02 23:13:16.02 -11:52:30.5 6.569 6.30 54.3 HIP 114536 19.03
2025-12-03 23:13:24.38 -11:51:02.2 6.588 6.65 55.0 HIP 114536 21.34
2025-12-04 23:13:33.28 -11:49:30.7 6.607 6.99 55.6 HIP 114536 23.83
2025-12-05 23:13:42.71 -11:47:56.0 6.626 7.33 56.2 HIP 114536 26.50
2025-12-06 23:13:52.67 -11:46:18.1 6.645 7.67 56.7 HIP 114804 24.89
2025-12-07 23:14:03.16 -11:44:37.1 6.665 7.67 56.7 HIP 114804 21.83