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C/2015 X7 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2015 X7 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.663342
Eccentricity 0.998756
Inclination (deg) 57.565000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 139.864600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 348.225000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 159803.257234

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-07-29T08:04:24.960
Period (years) 159803.257234

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 18:13:50.78 +22:09:56.6 22.334 6.97 115.1 HIP 89298 18.88
2025-11-22 18:14:01.69 +22:08:45.6 22.346 6.99 114.4 HIP 89298 19.08
2025-11-23 18:14:12.69 +22:07:36.3 22.358 7.01 113.6 HIP 89298 19.71
2025-11-24 18:14:23.79 +22:06:28.8 22.369 7.04 112.9 HIP 89484 17.79
2025-11-25 18:14:34.98 +22:05:23.0 22.380 7.05 112.2 HIP 89484 15.05
2025-11-26 18:14:46.25 +22:04:18.9 22.391 7.07 111.5 HIP 89484 12.32
2025-11-27 18:14:57.62 +22:03:16.7 22.402 7.09 110.8 HIP 89484 9.62
2025-11-28 18:15:09.06 +22:02:16.2 22.413 7.11 110.1 HIP 89484 7.01
2025-11-29 18:15:20.58 +22:01:17.5 22.423 7.13 109.4 HIP 89484 4.64
2025-11-30 18:15:32.19 +22:00:20.7 22.434 7.14 108.7 HIP 89484 3.14
2025-12-01 18:15:43.86 +21:59:25.6 22.444 7.16 108.0 HIP 89484 3.78
2025-12-02 18:15:55.60 +21:58:32.4 22.454 7.17 107.4 HIP 89484 5.90
2025-12-03 18:16:07.42 +21:57:41.0 22.464 7.19 106.7 HIP 89484 8.47
2025-12-04 18:16:19.29 +21:56:51.5 22.473 7.20 106.0 HIP 89484 11.18
2025-12-05 18:16:31.23 +21:56:03.7 22.483 7.21 105.4 HIP 89484 13.95
2025-12-06 18:16:43.23 +21:55:17.9 22.492 7.23 104.7 HIP 89484 16.76
2025-12-07 18:16:55.29 +21:54:33.8 22.501 7.23 104.7 HIP 89671 15.32