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C/2017 M4 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2017 M4 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.233173
Eccentricity 0.999992
Inclination (deg) 105.633700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 65.998200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 167.372000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-OB6, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 256926224.231023

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-01-17T11:43:35.040
Period (years) 256926224.231023

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 06:20:14.37 -38:22:54.2 17.212 8.45 248.5 HIP 30148 14.13
2025-11-22 06:19:58.32 -38:24:08.6 17.212 8.49 249.4 HIP 30148 16.55
2025-11-23 06:19:42.09 -38:25:20.1 17.212 8.53 250.4 HIP 30148 19.24
2025-11-24 06:19:25.68 -38:26:28.8 17.213 8.57 251.3 HIP 30148 22.11
2025-11-25 06:19:09.09 -38:27:34.6 17.213 8.61 252.3 HIP 30148 25.11
2025-11-26 06:18:52.33 -38:28:37.5 17.213 8.65 253.2 HIP 29972 25.27
2025-11-27 06:18:35.41 -38:29:37.4 17.214 8.69 254.1 HIP 29972 24.06
2025-11-28 06:18:18.32 -38:30:34.4 17.215 8.72 255.1 HIP 29972 23.36
2025-11-29 06:18:01.09 -38:31:28.3 17.216 8.76 256.0 HIP 29972 23.22
2025-11-30 06:17:43.71 -38:32:19.1 17.217 8.79 256.9 HIP 29972 23.65
2025-12-01 06:17:26.19 -38:33:07.0 17.218 8.83 257.8 HIP 29972 24.63
2025-12-02 06:17:08.53 -38:33:51.7 17.219 8.86 258.7 HIP 29686 23.06
2025-12-03 06:16:50.74 -38:34:33.2 17.221 8.90 259.6 HIP 29686 19.89
2025-12-04 06:16:32.83 -38:35:11.7 17.222 8.93 260.5 HIP 29686 16.84
2025-12-05 06:16:14.81 -38:35:47.0 17.224 8.96 261.4 HIP 29686 13.98
2025-12-06 06:15:56.67 -38:36:19.1 17.226 8.99 262.3 HIP 29686 11.48
2025-12-07 06:15:38.43 -38:36:47.9 17.228 8.99 262.3 HIP 29686 9.63