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253P/PANSTARRS

Basic Information of 253P/PANSTARRS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.024436
Eccentricity 0.415612
Inclination (deg) 4.949500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 146.798200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 230.796000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.447690

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-10-20T23:49:46.560
Period (years) 6.447690

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 09:43:45.77 +11:43:56.7 3.098 15.29 106.6 HIP 47720 25.65
2025-11-22 09:44:09.71 +11:42:11.5 3.087 14.58 106.5 HIP 47720 28.15
2025-11-23 09:44:32.55 +11:40:32.1 3.076 13.86 106.3 HIP 47959 28.29
2025-11-24 09:44:54.27 +11:38:58.4 3.065 13.13 106.2 HIP 47959 23.83
2025-11-25 09:45:14.86 +11:37:30.6 3.054 12.39 106.0 HIP 47959 20.10
2025-11-26 09:45:34.33 +11:36:08.8 3.043 11.65 105.7 HIP 47959 17.29
2025-11-27 09:45:52.65 +11:34:53.1 3.032 10.91 105.4 HIP 47959 15.64
2025-11-28 09:46:09.83 +11:33:43.4 3.021 10.16 105.1 HIP 47959 15.24
2025-11-29 09:46:25.85 +11:32:39.9 3.011 9.41 104.7 HIP 48029 14.80
2025-11-30 09:46:40.71 +11:31:42.7 3.000 8.65 104.2 HIP 48029 11.34
2025-12-01 09:46:54.40 +11:30:51.7 2.989 7.89 103.6 HIP 48029 8.39
2025-12-02 09:47:06.92 +11:30:07.1 2.979 7.12 102.9 HIP 48029 6.13
2025-12-03 09:47:18.25 +11:29:28.9 2.968 6.36 102.0 HIP 48029 4.98
2025-12-04 09:47:28.40 +11:28:57.1 2.958 5.58 100.9 HIP 48036 3.45
2025-12-05 09:47:37.36 +11:28:31.9 2.947 4.81 99.3 HIP 48036 2.95
2025-12-06 09:47:45.11 +11:28:13.2 2.937 4.04 97.2 HIP 48036 3.78
2025-12-07 09:47:51.66 +11:28:01.1 2.927 4.04 97.2 HIP 48036 5.00