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C/2023 H3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2023 H3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.230802
Eccentricity 0.615813
Inclination (deg) 2.488400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 55.086100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 193.243700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC186630, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 50.238704

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-02-18T02:19:32.160
Period (years) 50.238704

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 20:06:16.21 -22:32:06.7 6.819 21.49 76.6 HIP 98948 13.74
2025-11-22 20:06:52.41 -22:30:06.6 6.836 21.71 76.5 HIP 98948 22.23
2025-11-23 20:07:28.96 -22:28:05.1 6.853 21.93 76.5 HIP 98948 30.86
2025-11-24 20:08:05.88 -22:26:02.2 6.870 22.14 76.5 HIP 99337 28.77
2025-11-25 20:08:43.14 -22:23:57.9 6.886 22.35 76.5 HIP 99337 20.95
2025-11-26 20:09:20.74 -22:21:52.3 6.903 22.56 76.5 HIP 99337 14.33
2025-11-27 20:09:58.67 -22:19:45.3 6.919 22.76 76.4 HIP 99337 11.49
2025-11-28 20:10:36.93 -22:17:37.0 6.935 22.95 76.4 HIP 99337 14.93
2025-11-29 20:11:15.50 -22:15:27.4 6.951 23.15 76.4 HIP 99484 18.55
2025-11-30 20:11:54.38 -22:13:16.4 6.967 23.34 76.4 HIP 99484 17.61
2025-12-01 20:12:33.57 -22:11:04.1 6.983 23.52 76.3 HIP 99636 12.59
2025-12-02 20:13:13.05 -22:08:50.5 6.999 23.70 76.3 HIP 99636 5.35
2025-12-03 20:13:52.83 -22:06:35.6 7.014 23.88 76.3 HIP 99745 7.33
2025-12-04 20:14:32.88 -22:04:19.5 7.030 24.05 76.3 HIP 99745 3.85
2025-12-05 20:15:13.21 -22:02:02.0 7.045 24.23 76.2 HIP 99745 12.66
2025-12-06 20:15:53.82 -21:59:43.3 7.060 24.39 76.2 HIP 99745 22.22
2025-12-07 20:16:34.68 -21:57:23.4 7.075 24.39 76.2 HIP 100067 21.27