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P/2022 O2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2022 O2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.756840
Eccentricity 0.721659
Inclination (deg) 9.424300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 330.494000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 48.632900
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 15.857420

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-01-07T02:02:15.360
Period (years) 15.857420

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 11:26:01.15 +01:14:13.8 7.838 11.01 120.4 HIP 55703 17.60
2025-11-22 11:26:16.34 +01:12:00.3 7.826 10.73 120.6 HIP 55906 20.22
2025-11-23 11:26:31.13 +01:09:49.3 7.815 10.46 120.8 HIP 55906 17.65
2025-11-24 11:26:45.49 +01:07:40.6 7.803 10.18 121.1 HIP 55906 15.89
2025-11-25 11:26:59.44 +01:05:34.5 7.791 9.89 121.4 HIP 55907 11.91
2025-11-26 11:27:12.96 +01:03:30.8 7.779 9.61 121.7 HIP 55907 8.08
2025-11-27 11:27:26.04 +01:01:29.7 7.767 9.32 122.0 HIP 55907 4.57
2025-11-28 11:27:38.70 +00:59:31.2 7.754 9.03 122.3 HIP 55907 2.44
2025-11-29 11:27:50.91 +00:57:35.3 7.742 8.74 122.7 HIP 55907 4.23
2025-11-30 11:28:02.68 +00:55:41.9 7.730 8.45 123.1 HIP 55907 7.36
2025-12-01 11:28:14.01 +00:53:51.3 7.717 8.15 123.5 HIP 55907 10.60
2025-12-02 11:28:24.89 +00:52:03.3 7.705 7.86 123.9 HIP 55907 13.79
2025-12-03 11:28:35.32 +00:50:18.0 7.692 7.56 124.4 HIP 56027 16.41
2025-12-04 11:28:45.29 +00:48:35.4 7.679 7.26 125.0 HIP 56027 17.37
2025-12-05 11:28:54.81 +00:46:55.6 7.667 6.95 125.6 HIP 56027 18.73
2025-12-06 11:29:03.86 +00:45:18.5 7.654 6.65 126.2 HIP 56027 20.36
2025-12-07 11:29:12.45 +00:43:44.3 7.641 6.65 126.2 HIP 56027 22.16