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C/2024 L1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2024 L1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.348025
Eccentricity 0.533503
Inclination (deg) 99.159600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 45.138900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 171.783800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC186631, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 38.816544

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-04-23T00:49:32.160
Period (years) 38.816544

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 14:38:42.60 -26:24:03.0 6.416 24.45 140.3 HIP 71686 22.92
2025-11-22 14:39:10.55 -26:31:34.1 6.413 24.43 140.5 HIP 71686 13.14
2025-11-23 14:39:38.39 -26:39:06.2 6.409 24.41 140.7 HIP 71686 3.38
2025-11-24 14:40:06.10 -26:46:39.4 6.405 24.39 140.9 HIP 71686 6.40
2025-11-25 14:40:33.68 -26:54:13.6 6.401 24.36 141.2 HIP 71761 10.66
2025-11-26 14:41:01.12 -27:01:48.9 6.396 24.33 141.4 HIP 71697 15.12
2025-11-27 14:41:28.41 -27:09:25.2 6.392 24.30 141.7 HIP 71697 19.89
2025-11-28 14:41:55.54 -27:17:02.6 6.387 24.27 141.9 HIP 71987 19.62
2025-11-29 14:42:22.50 -27:24:41.1 6.382 24.23 142.2 HIP 71987 13.58
2025-11-30 14:42:49.28 -27:32:20.6 6.376 24.19 142.5 HIP 71987 13.19
2025-12-01 14:43:15.87 -27:40:01.2 6.371 24.15 142.8 HIP 72011 8.43
2025-12-02 14:43:42.28 -27:47:42.8 6.365 24.11 143.1 HIP 72011 1.47
2025-12-03 14:44:08.48 -27:55:25.6 6.359 24.07 143.4 HIP 72011 10.94
2025-12-04 14:44:34.46 -28:03:09.4 6.353 24.02 143.8 HIP 72102 5.35
2025-12-05 14:45:00.23 -28:10:54.3 6.346 23.98 144.1 HIP 72102 8.04
2025-12-06 14:45:25.78 -28:18:40.3 6.339 23.93 144.5 HIP 72102 16.89
2025-12-07 14:45:51.08 -28:26:27.5 6.332 23.93 144.5 HIP 72035 23.33