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C/2024 F2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2024 F2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.967363
Eccentricity 0.601102
Inclination (deg) 13.744100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 138.938900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 112.883300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC188411, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 31.366071

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-07-28T22:44:49.920
Period (years) 31.366071

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 20:30:37.67 -18:14:02.9 5.331 26.06 83.8 HIP 101249 14.40
2025-11-22 20:31:21.30 -18:12:54.9 5.349 26.32 83.6 HIP 101249 8.04
2025-11-23 20:32:05.35 -18:11:44.0 5.367 26.58 83.4 HIP 101249 11.87
2025-11-24 20:32:49.82 -18:10:30.4 5.385 26.83 83.2 HIP 101448 17.47
2025-11-25 20:33:34.68 -18:09:13.9 5.402 27.08 83.0 HIP 101448 14.55
2025-11-26 20:34:19.94 -18:07:54.7 5.420 27.33 82.9 HIP 101582 15.38
2025-11-27 20:35:05.59 -18:06:32.8 5.438 27.57 82.7 HIP 101582 9.82
2025-11-28 20:35:51.61 -18:05:08.2 5.455 27.80 82.5 HIP 101582 14.05
2025-11-29 20:36:38.00 -18:03:40.9 5.472 28.03 82.3 HIP 101582 23.37
2025-11-30 20:37:24.75 -18:02:11.0 5.490 28.26 82.2 HIP 101596 32.28
2025-12-01 20:38:11.85 -18:00:38.4 5.507 28.48 82.0 HIP 101984 27.50
2025-12-02 20:38:59.29 -17:59:03.2 5.524 28.69 81.9 HIP 101984 17.74
2025-12-03 20:39:47.07 -17:57:25.4 5.541 28.91 81.7 HIP 101984 11.53
2025-12-04 20:40:35.17 -17:55:45.1 5.557 29.12 81.6 HIP 102060 9.73
2025-12-05 20:41:23.60 -17:54:02.2 5.574 29.32 81.4 HIP 102060 8.70
2025-12-06 20:42:12.34 -17:52:16.9 5.591 29.52 81.3 HIP 102217 15.72
2025-12-07 20:43:01.38 -17:50:29.0 5.607 29.52 81.3 HIP 102217 16.90