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C/2017 K4 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2017 K4 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.664247
Eccentricity 0.907187
Inclination (deg) 16.665700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 298.955700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 15.336300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 153.797230

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-01-07T20:33:56.160
Period (years) 153.797230

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 06:44:00.09 +29:35:32.9 17.295 5.70 277.7 HIP 32120 23.03
2025-11-22 06:43:49.69 +29:35:51.3 17.289 5.80 277.5 HIP 32120 21.39
2025-11-23 06:43:39.11 +29:36:09.4 17.282 5.90 277.3 HIP 32120 19.85
2025-11-24 06:43:28.33 +29:36:27.4 17.276 6.00 277.1 HIP 32120 18.45
2025-11-25 06:43:17.38 +29:36:45.2 17.270 6.09 276.9 HIP 32120 17.22
2025-11-26 06:43:06.25 +29:37:02.8 17.264 6.18 276.7 HIP 32120 16.25
2025-11-27 06:42:54.94 +29:37:20.1 17.258 6.27 276.5 HIP 32120 15.58
2025-11-28 06:42:43.47 +29:37:37.2 17.253 6.36 276.4 HIP 32120 15.28
2025-11-29 06:42:31.84 +29:37:54.1 17.248 6.44 276.2 HIP 32120 15.39
2025-11-30 06:42:20.05 +29:38:10.7 17.243 6.52 276.0 HIP 32014 14.15
2025-12-01 06:42:08.10 +29:38:27.0 17.239 6.60 275.8 HIP 32014 11.62
2025-12-02 06:41:56.01 +29:38:43.1 17.234 6.68 275.7 HIP 32014 9.12
2025-12-03 06:41:43.77 +29:38:58.8 17.230 6.75 275.5 HIP 32014 6.70
2025-12-04 06:41:31.39 +29:39:14.3 17.227 6.83 275.3 HIP 32014 4.55
2025-12-05 06:41:18.88 +29:39:29.4 17.223 6.89 275.1 HIP 32014 3.33
2025-12-06 06:41:06.23 +29:39:44.2 17.220 6.96 275.0 HIP 32014 4.08
2025-12-07 06:40:53.46 +29:39:58.7 17.217 6.96 275.0 HIP 32014 6.14