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C/2024 W1 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2024 W1 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.560790
Eccentricity 0.943088
Inclination (deg) 83.202100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 310.725100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 256.745000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC182883, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 301.824977

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-03-19T03:04:45.120
Period (years) 301.824977

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 19:55:42.57 -54:36:49.7 3.989 49.86 30.2 HIP 97916 21.76
2025-11-22 19:56:51.41 -54:19:34.5 4.007 49.59 30.6 HIP 98196 6.62
2025-11-23 19:58:00.13 -54:02:28.5 4.024 49.33 30.9 HIP 98317 4.87
2025-11-24 19:59:08.73 -53:45:31.6 4.042 49.07 31.3 HIP 98327 5.36
2025-11-25 20:00:17.20 -53:28:43.7 4.060 48.81 31.6 HIP 98616 17.55
2025-11-26 20:01:25.54 -53:12:04.8 4.078 48.56 32.0 HIP 98616 6.23
2025-11-27 20:02:33.75 -52:55:34.7 4.095 48.31 32.3 HIP 98669 2.55
2025-11-28 20:03:41.83 -52:39:13.3 4.113 48.07 32.6 HIP 98745 14.34
2025-11-29 20:04:49.76 -52:23:00.5 4.130 47.82 33.0 HIP 98745 13.36
2025-11-30 20:05:57.54 -52:06:56.3 4.147 47.58 33.3 HIP 99141 18.16
2025-12-01 20:07:05.18 -51:51:00.5 4.165 47.34 33.6 HIP 99114 24.08
2025-12-02 20:08:12.67 -51:35:13.0 4.182 47.11 33.9 HIP 99114 11.67
2025-12-03 20:09:20.00 -51:19:33.7 4.199 46.88 34.3 HIP 99222 7.89
2025-12-04 20:10:27.17 -51:04:02.6 4.216 46.65 34.6 HIP 99537 25.59
2025-12-05 20:11:34.19 -50:48:39.4 4.233 46.42 34.9 HIP 99537 6.96
2025-12-06 20:12:41.05 -50:33:24.2 4.250 46.20 35.2 HIP 99537 11.67
2025-12-07 20:13:47.74 -50:18:16.8 4.266 46.20 35.2 HIP 99703 1.49