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494P/PANSTARRS

Basic Information of 494P/PANSTARRS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.440935
Eccentricity 0.356692
Inclination (deg) 7.789900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 245.043600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 48.884900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.391046

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-05-30T22:34:45.120
Period (years) 7.391046

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 02:39:12.18 +18:53:59.1 2.881 25.45 243.2 HIP 12472 26.29
2025-11-22 02:38:33.79 +18:49:23.1 2.889 25.07 242.9 HIP 12187 24.72
2025-11-23 02:37:56.07 +18:44:48.9 2.896 24.68 242.7 HIP 12187 20.10
2025-11-24 02:37:19.04 +18:40:16.7 2.904 24.26 242.4 HIP 12187 19.95
2025-11-25 02:36:42.75 +18:35:46.7 2.913 23.83 242.1 HIP 12187 24.16
2025-11-26 02:36:07.21 +18:31:19.0 2.921 23.38 241.8 HIP 12187 30.84
2025-11-27 02:35:32.45 +18:26:54.0 2.930 22.91 241.5 HIP 12024 24.24
2025-11-28 02:34:58.50 +18:22:31.7 2.939 22.43 241.2 HIP 12024 18.99
2025-11-29 02:34:25.37 +18:18:12.3 2.949 21.93 240.9 HIP 12024 17.31
2025-11-30 02:33:53.10 +18:13:56.1 2.959 21.42 240.5 HIP 12024 19.85
2025-12-01 02:33:21.69 +18:09:43.2 2.969 20.89 240.2 HIP 11781 22.61
2025-12-02 02:32:51.18 +18:05:33.8 2.979 20.36 239.8 HIP 11781 20.39
2025-12-03 02:32:21.57 +18:01:27.9 2.990 19.81 239.4 HIP 11781 21.42
2025-12-04 02:31:52.89 +17:57:25.9 3.000 19.25 239.0 HIP 11698 20.61
2025-12-05 02:31:25.14 +17:53:27.7 3.012 18.69 238.6 HIP 11698 13.40
2025-12-06 02:30:58.35 +17:49:33.6 3.023 18.11 238.1 HIP 11698 7.38
2025-12-07 02:30:32.52 +17:45:43.7 3.034 18.11 238.1 HIP 11698 6.26