Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS)
Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) at epoch 27 April 2017 00:00 UTC (JD: 2457871.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.99728032 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 6.34864478° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.04213203 AU 155,900,733 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
765.32225923 AU 114,490,580,610 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
383.18219563 AU 57,323,240,671 km |
| Orbital period | period |
7,500.9500 years 2,739,721.4457 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2017-May-09 22:39:07 2,457,883.4438 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 9518-Jun-17 09:20 5,197,604.8896 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 68.19218066711° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 235.22180537444° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 359.99843057651° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00013140°/day |
Visualization of Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) Orbit
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Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 May 17 | 05h 10m 45s | +20° 26’ 13” | 21.10 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 18 | 05h 11m 17s | +20° 26’ 48” | 21.11 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 19 | 05h 11m 48s | +20° 27’ 24” | 21.11 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 20 | 05h 12m 19s | +20° 27’ 59” | 21.12 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 21 | 05h 12m 51s | +20° 28’ 32” | 21.13 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 22 | 05h 13m 22s | +20° 29’ 07” | 21.13 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 23 | 05h 13m 54s | +20° 29’ 39” | 21.14 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 24 | 05h 14m 25s | +20° 30’ 11” | 21.15 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 25 | 05h 14m 57s | +20° 30’ 43” | 21.15 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 26 | 05h 15m 28s | +20° 31’ 14” | 21.16 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 27 | 05h 16m 00s | +20° 31’ 45” | 21.16 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 28 | 05h 16m 32s | +20° 32’ 16” | 21.17 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 29 | 05h 17m 03s | +20° 32’ 44” | 21.17 | Taurus |
| 2019 May 30 | 05h 17m 35s | +20° 33’ 14” | 21.18 | Taurus |