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C/2022 L4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2022 L4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.014929
Eccentricity 0.988831
Inclination (deg) 141.228500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 66.049600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 125.317300
Epoch 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4435.005854

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-12-08T17:04:33.600
Period (years) 4435.005854

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 11:42:45.98 -34:17:01.9 12.230 8.16 165.5 HIP 57149 16.03
2025-11-22 11:42:49.95 -34:20:11.5 12.225 8.12 166.7 HIP 57149 12.79
2025-11-23 11:42:53.58 -34:23:21.0 12.220 8.08 167.9 HIP 57149 9.60
2025-11-24 11:42:56.88 -34:26:30.5 12.214 8.03 169.1 HIP 57149 6.49
2025-11-25 11:42:59.83 -34:29:39.9 12.208 8.00 170.4 HIP 57149 3.67
2025-11-26 11:43:02.43 -34:32:49.0 12.203 7.96 171.6 HIP 57149 2.39
2025-11-27 11:43:04.68 -34:35:58.0 12.197 7.92 172.9 HIP 57149 4.32
2025-11-28 11:43:06.58 -34:39:06.6 12.191 7.89 174.2 HIP 57149 7.21
2025-11-29 11:43:08.13 -34:42:14.9 12.185 7.85 175.6 HIP 57149 10.27
2025-11-30 11:43:09.31 -34:45:22.9 12.178 7.82 176.9 HIP 57149 13.37
2025-12-01 11:43:10.13 -34:48:30.3 12.172 7.79 178.3 HIP 57149 16.48
2025-12-02 11:43:10.58 -34:51:37.3 12.165 7.77 179.7 HIP 57149 19.59
2025-12-03 11:43:10.67 -34:54:43.7 12.158 7.74 181.1 HIP 57207 21.69
2025-12-04 11:43:10.39 -34:57:49.6 12.152 7.72 182.5 HIP 57207 18.87
2025-12-05 11:43:09.73 -35:00:54.7 12.145 7.70 183.9 HIP 57207 16.20
2025-12-06 11:43:08.69 -35:03:59.2 12.137 7.69 185.4 HIP 57207 13.76
2025-12-07 11:43:07.28 -35:07:02.9 12.130 7.69 185.4 HIP 57207 11.70