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Comet C/2023 Q1 PANSTARRS Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension8h 43.4m
Declination75° 23'
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Distance from Earth1.901 AU
Last observed magnitude15.8
Date of last reported observation2024-Dec-18
Altitude2.7°
Azimuth346° (NNW)
Angular separation from Sun124.4°
Ecliptic latitude36.6°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun2.587 AU
Perihelion2.576 AU
(2024-Dec-01)
Aphelion-
Period-
Eccentricity1.005237
Inclination to ecliptic36.6°
Speed relative to Sun26.224 km/s

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