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C/2017 T3 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2017 T3 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.823607
Eccentricity 0.999342
Inclination (deg) 88.287400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 230.191600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 246.840500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 44283.425024

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-07-19T04:54:20.160
Period (years) 44283.425024

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 16:01:58.46 +22:13:45.6 21.134 7.12 96.2 HIP 78590 11.07
2025-11-22 16:02:10.69 +22:13:27.2 21.137 7.12 95.5 HIP 78590 8.27
2025-11-23 16:02:22.94 +22:13:10.7 21.141 7.11 94.9 HIP 78590 5.51
2025-11-24 16:02:35.18 +22:12:56.3 21.144 7.10 94.2 HIP 78590 2.90
2025-11-25 16:02:47.42 +22:12:43.7 21.147 7.10 93.5 HIP 78590 1.61
2025-11-26 16:02:59.66 +22:12:33.2 21.149 7.09 92.9 HIP 78590 3.57
2025-11-27 16:03:11.90 +22:12:24.6 21.152 7.08 92.2 HIP 78590 6.24
2025-11-28 16:03:24.12 +22:12:18.0 21.154 7.07 91.6 HIP 78590 9.00
2025-11-29 16:03:36.33 +22:12:13.4 21.156 7.06 90.9 HIP 78590 11.78
2025-11-30 16:03:48.52 +22:12:10.7 21.158 7.04 90.2 HIP 78590 14.57
2025-12-01 16:04:00.69 +22:12:10.1 21.160 7.03 89.5 HIP 78800 17.17
2025-12-02 16:04:12.83 +22:12:11.4 21.161 7.02 88.9 HIP 78800 14.37
2025-12-03 16:04:24.95 +22:12:14.8 21.162 7.00 88.2 HIP 78800 11.59
2025-12-04 16:04:37.05 +22:12:20.1 21.163 6.98 87.5 HIP 78800 8.83
2025-12-05 16:04:49.11 +22:12:27.4 21.164 6.97 86.8 HIP 78800 6.12
2025-12-06 16:05:01.13 +22:12:36.8 21.165 6.95 86.1 HIP 78800 3.56
2025-12-07 16:05:13.12 +22:12:48.1 21.165 6.95 86.1 HIP 78800 1.91