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C/2024 Q3 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2024 Q3 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.091593
Eccentricity 1.001389
Inclination (deg) 121.376800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 337.288900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 70.127700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC185660, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-03-05T05:01:23.520

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 13:01:56.24 +16:55:12.0 4.082 6.73 150.2 HIP 63612 8.77
2025-11-22 13:02:01.83 +16:52:51.7 4.077 6.27 151.8 HIP 63612 6.08
2025-11-23 13:02:06.78 +16:50:39.1 4.071 5.80 153.8 HIP 63612 3.58
2025-11-24 13:02:11.06 +16:48:34.2 4.065 5.34 156.2 HIP 63612 1.29
2025-11-25 13:02:14.67 +16:46:36.9 4.059 4.89 159.1 HIP 63612 1.02
2025-11-26 13:02:17.59 +16:44:47.2 4.052 4.45 162.7 HIP 63612 2.93
2025-11-27 13:02:19.79 +16:43:05.3 4.046 4.03 167.2 HIP 63612 4.70
2025-11-28 13:02:21.28 +16:41:31.0 4.039 3.64 172.9 HIP 63612 6.31
2025-11-29 13:02:22.03 +16:40:04.4 4.032 3.29 180.0 HIP 63612 7.76
2025-11-30 13:02:22.04 +16:38:45.5 4.025 3.00 188.7 HIP 63612 9.05
2025-12-01 13:02:21.27 +16:37:34.3 4.018 2.80 199.2 HIP 63612 10.18
2025-12-02 13:02:19.73 +16:36:30.8 4.010 2.71 211.0 HIP 63612 11.19
2025-12-03 13:02:17.40 +16:35:35.0 4.003 2.75 223.2 HIP 63612 12.07
2025-12-04 13:02:14.26 +16:34:46.9 3.995 2.91 234.6 HIP 63612 12.86
2025-12-05 13:02:10.31 +16:34:06.6 3.987 3.18 244.6 HIP 63612 13.57
2025-12-06 13:02:05.52 +16:33:33.9 3.979 3.54 252.9 HIP 63612 14.25
2025-12-07 13:01:59.88 +16:33:08.9 3.971 3.54 252.9 HIP 63612 14.92