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P/2023 X3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2023 X3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.031355
Eccentricity 0.286169
Inclination (deg) 4.483200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 62.015700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 40.904400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-A43, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.751089

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-04-22T07:00:37.440
Period (years) 8.751089

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 13:48:08.25 -08:31:57.4 4.890 40.15 111.1 HIP 67282 11.72
2025-11-22 13:49:08.87 -08:37:43.8 4.884 39.97 111.0 HIP 67402 26.75
2025-11-23 13:50:09.26 -08:43:27.7 4.879 39.78 111.0 HIP 67471 29.58
2025-11-24 13:51:09.42 -08:49:08.9 4.873 39.59 110.9 HIP 67471 32.28
2025-11-25 13:52:09.32 -08:54:47.6 4.867 39.40 110.8 HIP 67855 36.70
2025-11-26 13:53:08.98 -09:00:23.6 4.860 39.20 110.8 HIP 67855 33.35
2025-11-27 13:54:08.38 -09:05:56.9 4.854 39.00 110.7 HIP 67968 32.02
2025-11-28 13:55:07.51 -09:11:27.5 4.847 38.80 110.6 HIP 68001 20.88
2025-11-29 13:56:06.37 -09:16:55.5 4.841 38.59 110.6 HIP 68001 16.78
2025-11-30 13:57:04.96 -09:22:20.7 4.834 38.38 110.5 HIP 68024 22.07
2025-12-01 13:58:03.26 -09:27:43.1 4.827 38.16 110.4 HIP 68241 24.66
2025-12-02 13:59:01.28 -09:33:02.7 4.819 37.94 110.4 HIP 68371 11.79
2025-12-03 13:59:59.00 -09:38:19.6 4.812 37.72 110.3 HIP 68371 3.86
2025-12-04 14:00:56.42 -09:43:33.6 4.804 37.49 110.3 HIP 68518 16.48
2025-12-05 14:01:53.54 -09:48:44.8 4.797 37.27 110.2 HIP 68518 8.53
2025-12-06 14:02:50.35 -09:53:53.2 4.789 37.03 110.1 HIP 68518 17.92
2025-12-07 14:03:46.84 -09:58:58.7 4.781 37.03 110.1 HIP 68709 14.52