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P/2024 Q1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of P/2024 Q1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.641072
Eccentricity 0.534534
Inclination (deg) 5.005400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 23.010200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 284.761600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-UQ8, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.620023

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-06-14T16:16:01.920
Period (years) 6.620023

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 06:05:18.27 +28:58:42.3 3.218 23.61 277.0 HIP 28846 4.21
2025-11-22 06:04:35.39 +28:59:51.2 3.214 24.08 276.7 HIP 28846 10.12
2025-11-23 06:03:51.63 +29:00:57.9 3.210 24.53 276.3 HIP 28846 19.31
2025-11-24 06:03:07.01 +29:02:02.4 3.207 24.97 276.0 HIP 28649 21.48
2025-11-25 06:02:21.57 +29:03:04.4 3.203 25.38 275.7 HIP 28469 23.03
2025-11-26 06:01:35.33 +29:04:03.9 3.200 25.78 275.3 HIP 28469 13.30
2025-11-27 06:00:48.34 +29:05:00.9 3.198 26.16 275.0 HIP 28469 5.32
2025-11-28 06:00:00.62 +29:05:55.2 3.195 26.52 274.7 HIP 28469 9.72
2025-11-29 05:59:12.22 +29:06:46.8 3.193 26.86 274.4 HIP 28469 19.62
2025-11-30 05:58:23.17 +29:07:35.6 3.191 27.18 274.1 HIP 28258 17.21
2025-12-01 05:57:33.50 +29:08:21.4 3.189 27.48 273.8 HIP 28117 17.61
2025-12-02 05:56:43.26 +29:09:04.4 3.188 27.76 273.5 HIP 28072 11.40
2025-12-03 05:55:52.49 +29:09:44.3 3.187 28.02 273.2 HIP 28072 9.05
2025-12-04 05:55:01.21 +29:10:21.1 3.186 28.27 272.9 HIP 28072 16.82
2025-12-05 05:54:09.48 +29:10:54.8 3.186 28.49 272.6 HIP 27798 16.39
2025-12-06 05:53:17.32 +29:11:25.4 3.186 28.69 272.3 HIP 27798 6.48
2025-12-07 05:52:24.78 +29:11:52.7 3.186 28.69 272.3 HIP 27798 8.71