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C/2024 Q4 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2024 Q4 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.419603
Eccentricity 0.990544
Inclination (deg) 3.316600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 324.264800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 133.044800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC188412, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 13721.134341

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-11-11T22:09:50.400
Period (years) 13721.134341

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 09:49:33.20 +13:42:13.9 5.925 10.47 112.7 HIP 48152 9.41
2025-11-22 09:49:49.11 +13:40:37.0 5.912 10.07 112.8 HIP 48152 13.58
2025-11-23 09:50:04.40 +13:39:03.2 5.900 9.68 113.0 HIP 48152 17.60
2025-11-24 09:50:19.07 +13:37:32.5 5.887 9.28 113.2 HIP 48152 21.46
2025-11-25 09:50:33.11 +13:36:04.8 5.875 8.88 113.4 HIP 48152 25.17
2025-11-26 09:50:46.52 +13:34:40.3 5.862 8.48 113.6 HIP 48152 28.71
2025-11-27 09:50:59.31 +13:33:19.0 5.849 8.07 113.8 HIP 48324 29.35
2025-11-28 09:51:11.47 +13:32:00.8 5.837 7.67 114.1 HIP 48324 28.13
2025-11-29 09:51:23.00 +13:30:45.7 5.825 7.27 114.3 HIP 48324 27.27
2025-11-30 09:51:33.90 +13:29:33.8 5.812 6.86 114.6 HIP 48324 26.74
2025-12-01 09:51:44.16 +13:28:25.1 5.800 6.46 115.0 HIP 48324 26.51
2025-12-02 09:51:53.79 +13:27:19.6 5.788 6.05 115.4 HIP 48324 26.54
2025-12-03 09:52:02.78 +13:26:17.3 5.776 5.65 115.9 HIP 48324 26.77
2025-12-04 09:52:11.14 +13:25:18.2 5.764 5.24 116.4 HIP 48324 27.17
2025-12-05 09:52:18.86 +13:24:22.3 5.752 4.83 117.0 HIP 48324 27.68
2025-12-06 09:52:25.94 +13:23:29.6 5.740 4.43 117.7 HIP 48324 28.26
2025-12-07 09:52:32.38 +13:22:40.2 5.728 4.43 117.7 HIP 48324 28.87