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Comet C/2024 R4 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 ascension22h 7.0m
Declination41° 36'
ConstellationLacerta
Distance from Earth5.864 AU
Last observed magnitude15.9
Date of last reported observation2026-Jun-12
Altitude9.5°
Azimuth320° (NW)
Angular separation from Sun89.1°
Ecliptic latitude47.8°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun5.936 AU
Perihelion4.409 AU
(2027-Oct-26)
Aphelion-
Period-
Eccentricity1.002436
Inclination to ecliptic95.4°
Speed relative to Sun17.303 km/s

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