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311P/PANSTARRS

Basic Information of 311P/PANSTARRS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.936228
Eccentricity 0.115410
Inclination (deg) 4.971300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 279.168100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 144.318400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3.238334

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-03-29T18:20:00.960
Period (years) 3.238334

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 17:12:05.38 -23:43:05.5 3.318 69.06 92.7 HIP 84261 20.97
2025-11-22 17:14:05.96 -23:44:20.8 3.322 69.16 92.5 HIP 84261 11.79
2025-11-23 17:16:06.74 -23:45:30.7 3.326 69.25 92.3 HIP 84636 33.35
2025-11-24 17:18:07.71 -23:46:35.3 3.329 69.34 92.1 HIP 84636 17.78
2025-11-25 17:20:08.86 -23:47:34.4 3.333 69.42 91.9 HIP 84909 14.28
2025-11-26 17:22:10.20 -23:48:28.1 3.336 69.51 91.8 HIP 84960 3.94
2025-11-27 17:24:11.71 -23:49:16.2 3.339 69.59 91.6 HIP 85154 2.33
2025-11-28 17:26:13.38 -23:49:58.8 3.342 69.67 91.4 HIP 85340 20.62
2025-11-29 17:28:15.21 -23:50:35.9 3.345 69.74 91.2 HIP 85561 11.79
2025-11-30 17:30:17.20 -23:51:07.3 3.348 69.82 91.0 HIP 85703 7.44
2025-12-01 17:32:19.33 -23:51:33.1 3.350 69.89 90.8 HIP 85755 13.89
2025-12-02 17:34:21.60 -23:51:53.1 3.353 69.97 90.6 HIP 85920 17.25
2025-12-03 17:36:24.01 -23:52:07.5 3.355 70.04 90.4 HIP 86082 19.10
2025-12-04 17:38:26.54 -23:52:16.2 3.358 70.11 90.2 HIP 86278 30.31
2025-12-05 17:40:29.21 -23:52:19.0 3.360 70.18 90.0 HIP 86515 5.20
2025-12-06 17:42:32.00 -23:52:16.1 3.362 70.25 89.8 HIP 86533 22.21
2025-12-07 17:44:34.90 -23:52:07.4 3.364 70.25 89.8 HIP 86811 12.04