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C/2023 Q2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2023 Q2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.208530
Eccentricity 0.990474
Inclination (deg) 104.062000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 92.679800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 171.673100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-N80, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6181.491704

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-06-23T20:56:15.360
Period (years) 6181.491704

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 12:24:45.69 -73:00:21.2 6.052 20.95 175.7 HIP 60487 7.90
2025-11-22 12:24:54.41 -73:08:42.5 6.057 21.09 176.5 HIP 60487 3.90
2025-11-23 12:25:01.51 -73:17:07.8 6.061 21.23 177.4 HIP 60487 10.42
2025-11-24 12:25:06.93 -73:25:36.8 6.066 21.38 178.3 HIP 60334 13.07
2025-11-25 12:25:10.60 -73:34:09.6 6.071 21.52 179.1 HIP 60334 13.05
2025-11-26 12:25:12.48 -73:42:46.0 6.075 21.66 180.0 HIP 60334 17.72
2025-11-27 12:25:12.48 -73:51:25.8 6.079 21.80 180.9 HIP 60651 19.90
2025-11-28 12:25:10.55 -74:00:08.9 6.083 21.94 181.8 HIP 60651 11.36
2025-11-29 12:25:06.62 -74:08:55.2 6.087 22.08 182.6 HIP 60651 3.84
2025-11-30 12:25:00.61 -74:17:44.5 6.091 22.22 183.5 HIP 60651 7.49
2025-12-01 12:24:52.45 -74:26:36.7 6.095 22.35 184.4 HIP 60651 16.00
2025-12-02 12:24:42.08 -74:35:31.6 6.099 22.49 185.3 HIP 60651 24.85
2025-12-03 12:24:29.40 -74:44:29.0 6.102 22.63 186.2 HIP 60553 18.71
2025-12-04 12:24:14.33 -74:53:29.0 6.106 22.77 187.1 HIP 60553 9.91
2025-12-05 12:23:56.80 -75:02:31.1 6.109 22.91 188.1 HIP 60553 3.35
2025-12-06 12:23:36.71 -75:11:35.4 6.112 23.05 189.0 HIP 60424 2.47
2025-12-07 12:23:13.97 -75:20:41.7 6.115 23.05 189.0 HIP 60424 6.85