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258P/PANSTARRS

Basic Information of 258P/PANSTARRS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.467364
Eccentricity 0.209780
Inclination (deg) 6.751200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 126.236700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 25.645100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.191304

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-08-28T17:47:11.040
Period (years) 9.191304

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 23:05:15.79 -11:37:33.8 4.869 4.73 47.2 HIP 114182 33.28
2025-11-22 23:05:21.46 -11:36:16.8 4.884 5.19 49.1 HIP 114182 32.43
2025-11-23 23:05:27.86 -11:34:55.2 4.899 5.66 50.6 HIP 114182 31.54
2025-11-24 23:05:35.00 -11:33:29.0 4.914 6.12 51.9 HIP 114182 30.65
2025-11-25 23:05:42.86 -11:31:58.2 4.930 6.59 53.0 HIP 114182 29.79
2025-11-26 23:05:51.45 -11:30:23.1 4.945 7.05 53.9 HIP 114182 29.02
2025-11-27 23:06:00.75 -11:28:43.4 4.960 7.51 54.8 HIP 114182 28.39
2025-11-28 23:06:10.77 -11:26:59.5 4.975 7.97 55.5 HIP 114182 27.98
2025-11-29 23:06:21.49 -11:25:11.1 4.991 8.43 56.2 HIP 114182 27.85
2025-11-30 23:06:32.92 -11:23:18.5 5.006 8.88 56.8 HIP 114182 28.07
2025-12-01 23:06:45.05 -11:21:21.7 5.021 9.33 57.3 HIP 114255 27.62
2025-12-02 23:06:57.87 -11:19:20.7 5.037 9.78 57.8 HIP 114255 26.22
2025-12-03 23:07:11.37 -11:17:15.6 5.052 10.23 58.2 HIP 114255 25.23
2025-12-04 23:07:25.55 -11:15:06.4 5.068 10.67 58.6 HIP 114255 24.79
2025-12-05 23:07:40.41 -11:12:53.2 5.083 11.10 59.0 HIP 114255 25.01
2025-12-06 23:07:55.93 -11:10:36.0 5.098 11.54 59.4 HIP 114255 25.96
2025-12-07 23:08:12.12 -11:08:14.9 5.114 11.54 59.4 HIP 114255 27.66