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P/2024 O2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2024 O2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.697697
Eccentricity 0.498855
Inclination (deg) 28.978600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 6.807200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 310.771600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-UA9, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 20.042499

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-04-20T00:30:48.960
Period (years) 20.042499

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 01:13:38.59 +25:43:32.8 4.197 14.74 253.5 HIP 5777 8.88
2025-11-22 01:13:13.50 +25:41:52.3 4.209 14.30 253.0 HIP 5701 14.33
2025-11-23 01:12:49.22 +25:40:12.0 4.221 13.86 252.5 HIP 5701 14.50
2025-11-24 01:12:25.75 +25:38:32.1 4.234 13.41 252.0 HIP 5701 16.62
2025-11-25 01:12:03.10 +25:36:52.7 4.246 12.96 251.5 HIP 5701 19.93
2025-11-26 01:11:41.29 +25:35:14.1 4.259 12.50 251.0 HIP 5494 20.03
2025-11-27 01:11:20.33 +25:33:36.4 4.273 12.04 250.5 HIP 5494 15.04
2025-11-28 01:11:00.21 +25:31:59.7 4.286 11.57 249.9 HIP 5494 10.25
2025-11-29 01:10:40.95 +25:30:24.2 4.300 11.10 249.3 HIP 5494 5.66
2025-11-30 01:10:22.56 +25:28:50.0 4.314 10.62 248.7 HIP 5494 1.52
2025-12-01 01:10:05.02 +25:27:17.2 4.328 10.14 248.0 HIP 5494 3.26
2025-12-02 01:09:48.36 +25:25:46.1 4.342 9.66 247.3 HIP 5494 7.22
2025-12-03 01:09:32.57 +25:24:16.6 4.357 9.18 246.6 HIP 5494 11.06
2025-12-04 01:09:17.66 +25:22:49.0 4.371 8.69 245.8 HIP 5494 14.71
2025-12-05 01:09:03.63 +25:21:23.3 4.386 8.21 244.9 HIP 5494 18.17
2025-12-06 01:08:50.47 +25:19:59.7 4.401 7.72 243.9 HIP 5494 21.44
2025-12-07 01:08:38.20 +25:18:38.2 4.417 7.72 243.9 HIP 5494 24.52