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C/2024 C3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2024 C3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.713521
Eccentricity 0.425006
Inclination (deg) 22.451000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 359.701800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 159.725300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC184412, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 39.896111

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-11-09T06:52:42.240
Period (years) 39.896111

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 13:32:29.12 -19:10:52.2 8.249 22.79 121.8 HIP 66103 8.97
2025-11-22 13:33:01.94 -19:15:40.6 8.242 22.68 122.0 HIP 66103 0.48
2025-11-23 13:33:34.56 -19:20:28.7 8.235 22.56 122.1 HIP 66103 9.24
2025-11-24 13:34:06.98 -19:25:16.2 8.228 22.44 122.2 HIP 66103 18.26
2025-11-25 13:34:39.19 -19:30:03.4 8.221 22.31 122.4 HIP 66103 27.23
2025-11-26 13:35:11.18 -19:34:50.0 8.213 22.18 122.5 HIP 66103 36.16
2025-11-27 13:35:42.96 -19:39:36.2 8.205 22.05 122.7 HIP 66114 40.78
2025-11-28 13:36:14.51 -19:44:21.8 8.197 21.92 122.8 HIP 66489 33.86
2025-11-29 13:36:45.83 -19:49:06.9 8.189 21.78 123.0 HIP 66489 25.55
2025-11-30 13:37:16.91 -19:53:51.4 8.181 21.64 123.2 HIP 66489 17.72
2025-12-01 13:37:47.75 -19:58:35.3 8.172 21.50 123.3 HIP 66489 11.26
2025-12-02 13:38:18.35 -20:03:18.6 8.163 21.35 123.5 HIP 66489 9.43
2025-12-03 13:38:48.70 -20:08:01.2 8.154 21.21 123.7 HIP 66489 14.04
2025-12-04 13:39:18.78 -20:12:43.2 8.145 21.05 123.9 HIP 66489 21.17
2025-12-05 13:39:48.61 -20:17:24.5 8.136 20.90 124.0 HIP 66732 27.44
2025-12-06 13:40:18.17 -20:22:05.2 8.127 20.75 124.2 HIP 66759 24.83
2025-12-07 13:40:47.47 -20:26:45.1 8.117 20.75 124.2 HIP 66759 18.40