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C/2024 C2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2024 C2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.991591
Eccentricity 0.446376
Inclination (deg) 27.284200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 66.449700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 87.603100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-JU4, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 65.453436

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-03-12T00:05:28.320
Period (years) 65.453436

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 12:17:44.40 +26:32:43.0 9.366 13.65 91.7 HIP 60031 24.78
2025-11-22 12:18:08.81 +26:32:33.2 9.353 13.48 91.1 HIP 60031 22.33
2025-11-23 12:18:32.91 +26:32:26.8 9.339 13.30 90.5 HIP 60031 21.11
2025-11-24 12:18:56.70 +26:32:23.9 9.326 13.13 89.9 HIP 60170 19.17
2025-11-25 12:19:20.18 +26:32:24.5 9.312 12.95 89.2 HIP 60170 14.14
2025-11-26 12:19:43.33 +26:32:28.6 9.299 12.77 88.6 HIP 60170 9.40
2025-11-27 12:20:06.16 +26:32:36.2 9.285 12.59 87.9 HIP 60170 5.49
2025-11-28 12:20:28.66 +26:32:47.2 9.271 12.41 87.2 HIP 60170 4.83
2025-11-29 12:20:50.83 +26:33:01.7 9.257 12.23 86.5 HIP 60170 8.10
2025-11-30 12:21:12.66 +26:33:19.7 9.244 12.04 85.7 HIP 60293 8.14
2025-12-01 12:21:34.14 +26:33:41.1 9.230 11.86 85.0 HIP 60293 3.41
2025-12-02 12:21:55.28 +26:34:06.0 9.216 11.68 84.2 HIP 60293 1.81
2025-12-03 12:22:16.07 +26:34:34.3 9.202 11.50 83.4 HIP 60358 4.92
2025-12-04 12:22:36.51 +26:35:06.0 9.187 11.32 82.5 HIP 60358 2.24
2025-12-05 12:22:56.59 +26:35:41.1 9.173 11.13 81.7 HIP 60358 5.21
2025-12-06 12:23:16.30 +26:36:19.7 9.159 10.95 80.8 HIP 60358 9.41
2025-12-07 12:23:35.65 +26:37:01.6 9.145 10.95 80.8 HIP 60358 13.69