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P/2023 B3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2023 B3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.995647
Eccentricity 0.122106
Inclination (deg) 9.155900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 153.977200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 240.404500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-F81, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.709962

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2030-05-23T03:33:24.480
Period (years) 9.709962

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 15:05:34.23 -09:52:24.4 6.057 34.26 104.1 HIP 73906 19.74
2025-11-22 15:06:28.22 -09:55:44.1 6.053 34.21 103.9 HIP 73906 20.51
2025-11-23 15:07:22.16 -09:59:01.7 6.049 34.16 103.8 HIP 74081 16.97
2025-11-24 15:08:16.07 -10:02:17.1 6.045 34.11 103.7 HIP 74081 12.90
2025-11-25 15:09:09.93 -10:05:30.4 6.040 34.05 103.5 HIP 74081 20.42
2025-11-26 15:10:03.73 -10:08:41.4 6.036 33.98 103.4 HIP 74246 16.14
2025-11-27 15:10:57.47 -10:11:50.2 6.031 33.92 103.3 HIP 74246 20.64
2025-11-28 15:11:51.14 -10:14:56.7 6.026 33.85 103.1 HIP 74246 30.96
2025-11-29 15:12:44.74 -10:18:00.9 6.021 33.77 103.0 HIP 74475 28.75
2025-11-30 15:13:38.26 -10:21:02.8 6.015 33.69 102.9 HIP 74652 27.12
2025-12-01 15:14:31.70 -10:24:02.4 6.010 33.61 102.7 HIP 74652 14.65
2025-12-02 15:15:25.05 -10:26:59.7 6.004 33.53 102.6 HIP 74652 7.58
2025-12-03 15:16:18.30 -10:29:54.6 5.998 33.44 102.4 HIP 74764 7.43
2025-12-04 15:17:11.46 -10:32:47.1 5.992 33.36 102.3 HIP 74825 5.78
2025-12-05 15:18:04.51 -10:35:37.3 5.985 33.26 102.1 HIP 74825 9.73
2025-12-06 15:18:57.45 -10:38:25.0 5.979 33.17 102.0 HIP 74825 22.58
2025-12-07 15:19:50.27 -10:41:10.3 5.972 33.17 102.0 HIP 75136 21.57