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C/2018 L2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2018 L2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.713227
Eccentricity 0.993440
Inclination (deg) 67.365100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 243.022100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 56.284300
Epoch 2021-07-05T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 4220.526254

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-12-02T16:25:32.160
Period (years) 4220.526254

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 04:54:55.41 +01:25:24.7 17.877 7.98 253.3 HIP 22774 17.28
2025-11-22 04:54:43.18 +01:24:29.8 17.878 8.00 253.7 HIP 22774 15.29
2025-11-23 04:54:30.89 +01:23:36.0 17.880 8.02 254.1 HIP 22774 13.73
2025-11-24 04:54:18.55 +01:22:43.3 17.883 8.04 254.5 HIP 22774 12.78
2025-11-25 04:54:06.15 +01:21:51.8 17.885 8.05 254.9 HIP 22774 12.57
2025-11-26 04:53:53.71 +01:21:01.5 17.888 8.06 255.3 HIP 22774 13.15
2025-11-27 04:53:41.24 +01:20:12.4 17.891 8.07 255.7 HIP 22728 12.47
2025-11-28 04:53:28.72 +01:19:24.5 17.895 8.07 256.1 HIP 22728 12.42
2025-11-29 04:53:16.18 +01:18:37.8 17.898 8.08 256.4 HIP 22728 13.17
2025-11-30 04:53:03.61 +01:17:52.3 17.903 8.08 256.8 HIP 22728 14.59
2025-12-01 04:52:51.03 +01:17:08.1 17.907 8.08 257.2 HIP 22728 16.52
2025-12-02 04:52:38.42 +01:16:25.1 17.912 8.07 257.6 HIP 22636 15.59
2025-12-03 04:52:25.81 +01:15:43.3 17.916 8.07 257.9 HIP 22636 15.23
2025-12-04 04:52:13.18 +01:15:02.8 17.922 8.06 258.3 HIP 22636 15.52
2025-12-05 04:52:00.56 +01:14:23.6 17.927 8.05 258.7 HIP 22636 16.44
2025-12-06 04:51:47.93 +01:13:45.6 17.933 8.03 259.0 HIP 22520 16.38
2025-12-07 04:51:35.32 +01:13:08.9 17.939 8.03 259.0 HIP 22520 13.19