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C/2018 A3 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2018 A3 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.275538
Eccentricity 0.992592
Inclination (deg) 139.539300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 194.293500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 86.377900
Epoch 2021-07-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9297.635208

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-01-12T09:39:36.000
Period (years) 9297.635208

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 23:32:51.87 -27:33:13.2 17.247 3.79 287.2 HIP 116346 23.38
2025-11-22 23:32:45.33 -27:32:46.2 17.268 3.68 288.9 HIP 116073 22.82
2025-11-23 23:32:39.05 -27:32:17.6 17.289 3.58 290.7 HIP 116073 21.36
2025-11-24 23:32:33.01 -27:31:47.1 17.310 3.48 292.6 HIP 116073 19.94
2025-11-25 23:32:27.22 -27:31:15.0 17.332 3.38 294.6 HIP 116073 18.55
2025-11-26 23:32:21.69 -27:30:41.3 17.353 3.28 296.7 HIP 116073 17.21
2025-11-27 23:32:16.40 -27:30:05.8 17.374 3.19 298.9 HIP 116073 15.89
2025-11-28 23:32:11.37 -27:29:28.8 17.395 3.10 301.2 HIP 116073 14.62
2025-11-29 23:32:06.58 -27:28:50.2 17.417 3.02 303.7 HIP 116073 13.38
2025-11-30 23:32:02.05 -27:28:10.0 17.438 2.94 306.2 HIP 116073 12.18
2025-12-01 23:31:57.77 -27:27:28.3 17.459 2.87 308.9 HIP 116073 11.02
2025-12-02 23:31:53.75 -27:26:45.1 17.481 2.80 311.6 HIP 116073 9.90
2025-12-03 23:31:49.97 -27:26:00.5 17.502 2.74 314.5 HIP 116073 8.83
2025-12-04 23:31:46.45 -27:25:14.4 17.524 2.69 317.5 HIP 116073 7.82
2025-12-05 23:31:43.17 -27:24:26.9 17.545 2.64 320.5 HIP 116073 6.88
2025-12-06 23:31:40.15 -27:23:37.9 17.566 2.60 323.7 HIP 116073 6.05
2025-12-07 23:31:37.38 -27:22:47.7 17.588 2.60 323.7 HIP 116073 5.34