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C/2024 L2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2024 L2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 8.326208
Eccentricity 1.004815
Inclination (deg) 139.585500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 266.180200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 345.873300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC181184, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-06-17T04:24:57.600

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 17:45:41.24 -26:22:12.7 9.238 10.12 58.9 HIP 86971 14.21
2025-11-22 17:45:56.71 -26:20:07.3 9.247 10.20 59.3 HIP 86971 10.34
2025-11-23 17:46:12.37 -26:18:02.3 9.255 10.28 59.7 HIP 86971 6.69
2025-11-24 17:46:28.21 -26:15:57.9 9.264 10.36 60.1 HIP 86971 4.00
2025-11-25 17:46:44.23 -26:13:53.9 9.272 10.43 60.5 HIP 86971 4.63
2025-11-26 17:47:00.42 -26:11:50.5 9.280 10.51 60.8 HIP 86971 7.86
2025-11-27 17:47:16.77 -26:09:47.4 9.288 10.57 61.1 HIP 86971 11.74
2025-11-28 17:47:33.27 -26:07:44.8 9.295 10.64 61.4 HIP 86971 15.82
2025-11-29 17:47:49.92 -26:05:42.7 9.302 10.70 61.7 HIP 86971 19.99
2025-11-30 17:48:06.70 -26:03:40.9 9.309 10.76 62.0 HIP 86971 24.22
2025-12-01 17:48:23.62 -26:01:39.5 9.315 10.82 62.2 HIP 87009 27.92
2025-12-02 17:48:40.65 -25:59:38.5 9.322 10.87 62.5 HIP 87009 30.09
2025-12-03 17:48:57.81 -25:57:37.9 9.328 10.92 62.7 HIP 87009 32.73
2025-12-04 17:49:15.07 -25:55:37.6 9.333 10.97 62.9 HIP 87009 35.73
2025-12-05 17:49:32.44 -25:53:37.7 9.339 11.01 63.1 HIP 87422 32.90
2025-12-06 17:49:49.91 -25:51:38.0 9.344 11.06 63.3 HIP 87422 28.65
2025-12-07 17:50:07.47 -25:49:38.7 9.349 11.06 63.3 HIP 87422 24.44