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C/2023 RS61 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2023 RS61 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.995582
Eccentricity 0.327963
Inclination (deg) 19.946100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 347.028300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 119.473200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 41.037920

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-12-02T08:51:30.240
Period (years) 41.037920

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 02:54:34.78 +38:15:24.9 7.899 11.99 253.1 HIP 13490 11.33
2025-11-22 02:54:11.42 +38:14:01.0 7.900 11.94 252.5 HIP 13490 8.43
2025-11-23 02:53:48.23 +38:12:34.5 7.901 11.89 251.9 HIP 13490 7.76
2025-11-24 02:53:25.23 +38:11:05.5 7.902 11.83 251.2 HIP 13490 9.78
2025-11-25 02:53:02.43 +38:09:34.0 7.903 11.77 250.6 HIP 13490 13.28
2025-11-26 02:52:39.85 +38:08:00.1 7.905 11.70 250.0 HIP 13490 17.38
2025-11-27 02:52:17.49 +38:06:23.9 7.907 11.63 249.4 HIP 13490 21.71
2025-11-28 02:51:55.37 +38:04:45.4 7.910 11.54 248.7 HIP 13254 21.37
2025-11-29 02:51:33.51 +38:03:04.8 7.912 11.46 248.1 HIP 13254 19.76
2025-11-30 02:51:11.92 +38:01:22.0 7.915 11.37 247.4 HIP 13254 19.20
2025-12-01 02:50:50.61 +37:59:37.2 7.918 11.27 246.8 HIP 13254 19.76
2025-12-02 02:50:29.60 +37:57:50.5 7.922 11.17 246.1 HIP 13254 21.32
2025-12-03 02:50:08.88 +37:56:02.0 7.926 11.06 245.5 HIP 13254 23.66
2025-12-04 02:49:48.48 +37:54:11.6 7.930 10.95 244.8 HIP 13254 26.56
2025-12-05 02:49:28.41 +37:52:19.5 7.934 10.83 244.1 HIP 13028 24.32
2025-12-06 02:49:08.67 +37:50:25.8 7.939 10.71 243.4 HIP 13028 20.16
2025-12-07 02:48:49.28 +37:48:30.6 7.944 10.71 243.4 HIP 13028 16.15