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P/2024 OC2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2024 OC2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.592828
Eccentricity 0.774255
Inclination (deg) 7.671300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 136.618100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 258.538800
Epoch 2024-10-17T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4.255649

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-01-10T16:53:09.260
Period (years) 4.255649

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 13:36:39.62 -04:10:07.1 4.679 33.14 107.2 HIP 66324 21.45
2025-11-22 13:37:30.41 -04:14:02.4 4.674 32.90 107.1 HIP 66324 30.95
2025-11-23 13:38:20.87 -04:17:54.2 4.668 32.65 106.9 HIP 66675 27.37
2025-11-24 13:39:10.99 -04:21:42.5 4.663 32.40 106.8 HIP 66675 17.53
2025-11-25 13:40:00.77 -04:25:27.3 4.657 32.15 106.7 HIP 66675 14.31
2025-11-26 13:40:50.19 -04:29:08.6 4.651 31.89 106.5 HIP 66675 20.85
2025-11-27 13:41:39.26 -04:32:46.3 4.645 31.63 106.4 HIP 66815 31.03
2025-11-28 13:42:27.96 -04:36:20.3 4.638 31.36 106.2 HIP 66966 25.24
2025-11-29 13:43:16.29 -04:39:50.7 4.632 31.09 106.1 HIP 66966 23.64
2025-11-30 13:44:04.24 -04:43:17.5 4.625 30.81 105.9 HIP 67092 16.42
2025-12-01 13:44:51.81 -04:46:40.5 4.618 30.53 105.8 HIP 67092 10.06
2025-12-02 13:45:38.98 -04:49:59.7 4.611 30.25 105.6 HIP 67209 10.32
2025-12-03 13:46:25.75 -04:53:15.2 4.604 29.96 105.5 HIP 67209 1.79
2025-12-04 13:47:12.12 -04:56:26.9 4.596 29.67 105.3 HIP 67209 13.77
2025-12-05 13:47:58.08 -04:59:34.8 4.588 29.37 105.1 HIP 67366 18.39
2025-12-06 13:48:43.62 -05:02:38.8 4.581 29.07 105.0 HIP 67366 20.55
2025-12-07 13:49:28.73 -05:05:38.9 4.573 29.07 105.0 HIP 67370 24.78