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299P/Catalina-PANSTARRS

Basic Information of 299P/Catalina-PANSTARRS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.155130
Eccentricity 0.280965
Inclination (deg) 10.468700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 271.578600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 323.579200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.191806

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-04-29T20:32:29.760
Period (years) 9.191806

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 20:56:47.17 -08:25:40.2 4.231 27.10 79.4 HIP 103187 36.33
2025-11-22 20:57:30.25 -08:23:39.9 4.248 27.47 79.2 HIP 103591 39.95
2025-11-23 20:58:13.87 -08:21:35.8 4.265 27.82 79.0 HIP 103591 35.28
2025-11-24 20:58:58.03 -08:19:27.9 4.282 28.17 78.8 HIP 103699 27.44
2025-11-25 20:59:42.71 -08:17:16.1 4.299 28.52 78.6 HIP 103699 16.70
2025-11-26 21:00:27.91 -08:15:00.6 4.315 28.86 78.4 HIP 103699 7.61
2025-11-27 21:01:13.61 -08:12:41.3 4.332 29.19 78.2 HIP 103699 9.98
2025-11-28 21:01:59.81 -08:10:18.2 4.349 29.52 78.1 HIP 103699 20.33
2025-11-29 21:02:46.48 -08:07:51.4 4.365 29.84 77.9 HIP 103904 21.14
2025-11-30 21:03:33.63 -08:05:20.8 4.382 30.16 77.7 HIP 103904 18.55
2025-12-01 21:04:21.24 -08:02:46.6 4.398 30.46 77.5 HIP 103904 22.99
2025-12-02 21:05:09.31 -08:00:08.7 4.414 30.77 77.4 HIP 104122 24.89
2025-12-03 21:05:57.81 -07:57:27.1 4.431 31.07 77.2 HIP 104232 21.17
2025-12-04 21:06:46.75 -07:54:41.9 4.447 31.36 77.1 HIP 104232 10.82
2025-12-05 21:07:36.12 -07:51:53.1 4.463 31.65 76.9 HIP 104232 9.80
2025-12-06 21:08:25.89 -07:49:00.6 4.479 31.93 76.7 HIP 104232 19.83
2025-12-07 21:09:16.08 -07:46:04.6 4.495 31.93 76.7 HIP 104560 24.04