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C/2025 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Basic Information of C/2025 K2 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.863671
Eccentricity 0.886925
Inclination (deg) 113.979400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 113.829000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 232.463400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC186633, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 127.448517

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-10-25T07:31:52.320
Period (years) 127.448517

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 15:57:18.49 -61:24:26.4 3.540 24.35 151.8 HIP 77890 21.80
2025-11-22 15:57:57.14 -61:33:01.2 3.542 24.75 152.1 HIP 78425 24.23
2025-11-23 15:58:36.18 -61:41:45.9 3.544 25.14 152.5 HIP 78231 21.88
2025-11-24 15:59:15.59 -61:50:40.5 3.546 25.53 152.8 HIP 78231 14.09
2025-11-25 15:59:55.36 -61:59:45.1 3.548 25.92 153.1 HIP 78231 10.92
2025-11-26 16:00:35.47 -62:08:59.8 3.549 26.31 153.5 HIP 78231 15.81
2025-11-27 16:01:15.88 -62:18:24.5 3.550 26.70 153.9 HIP 78603 17.98
2025-11-28 16:01:56.60 -62:27:59.3 3.551 27.08 154.2 HIP 78603 7.87
2025-11-29 16:02:37.60 -62:37:44.3 3.552 27.47 154.6 HIP 78603 5.52
2025-11-30 16:03:18.86 -62:47:39.4 3.552 27.86 155.0 HIP 78689 6.99
2025-12-01 16:04:00.36 -62:57:44.7 3.552 28.24 155.3 HIP 78689 16.20
2025-12-02 16:04:42.09 -63:08:00.3 3.552 28.63 155.7 HIP 78653 16.62
2025-12-03 16:05:24.04 -63:18:26.1 3.552 29.01 156.1 HIP 78909 7.40
2025-12-04 16:06:06.18 -63:29:02.4 3.552 29.40 156.5 HIP 78909 8.90
2025-12-05 16:06:48.50 -63:39:49.0 3.551 29.79 156.9 HIP 78909 19.49
2025-12-06 16:07:31.00 -63:50:46.1 3.550 30.18 157.3 HIP 79213 27.47
2025-12-07 16:08:13.65 -64:01:53.7 3.549 30.18 157.3 HIP 79321 21.69