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500P/PANSTARRS

Basic Information of 500P/PANSTARRS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.131927
Eccentricity 0.375953
Inclination (deg) 2.301500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 111.526400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 46.705600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.314407

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-03-31T23:44:35.520
Period (years) 6.314407

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 15:28:00.85 -17:22:26.9 3.650 66.59 104.5 HIP 75798 15.86
2025-11-22 15:29:49.00 -17:29:05.2 3.652 66.45 104.3 HIP 75848 4.29
2025-11-23 15:31:37.06 -17:35:38.6 3.655 66.30 104.2 HIP 76124 20.36
2025-11-24 15:33:25.01 -17:42:07.1 3.657 66.15 104.0 HIP 76124 8.93
2025-11-25 15:35:12.86 -17:48:30.7 3.658 66.00 103.9 HIP 76335 14.81
2025-11-26 15:37:00.59 -17:54:49.3 3.660 65.85 103.7 HIP 76505 16.81
2025-11-27 15:38:48.21 -18:01:03.0 3.662 65.69 103.6 HIP 76505 20.71
2025-11-28 15:40:35.71 -18:07:11.7 3.663 65.54 103.4 HIP 76779 4.25
2025-11-29 15:42:23.08 -18:13:15.4 3.665 65.38 103.3 HIP 76937 23.44
2025-11-30 15:44:10.32 -18:19:14.1 3.666 65.22 103.1 HIP 77124 27.75
2025-12-01 15:45:57.43 -18:25:07.9 3.667 65.05 103.0 HIP 77225 14.93
2025-12-02 15:47:44.39 -18:30:56.6 3.668 64.89 102.8 HIP 77422 9.97
2025-12-03 15:49:31.21 -18:36:40.4 3.669 64.72 102.7 HIP 77473 8.14
2025-12-04 15:51:17.88 -18:42:19.2 3.670 64.56 102.5 HIP 77688 14.83
2025-12-05 15:53:04.40 -18:47:53.0 3.671 64.39 102.4 HIP 77861 15.32
2025-12-06 15:54:50.77 -18:53:21.8 3.671 64.22 102.2 HIP 77861 13.41
2025-12-07 15:56:36.98 -18:58:45.6 3.671 64.22 102.2 HIP 77939 33.27