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C/2018 V2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2018 V2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.474865
Eccentricity 0.902963
Inclination (deg) 159.110600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 356.790000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 318.665600
Epoch 2018-11-18T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 128.801591

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-11-26T23:46:19.200
Period (years) 128.801591

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 16:59:16.88 -03:12:40.9 17.486 7.27 102.2 HIP 82999 27.22
2025-11-22 16:59:28.26 -03:13:17.8 17.494 7.29 101.8 HIP 82999 30.06
2025-11-23 16:59:39.70 -03:13:53.6 17.502 7.32 101.4 HIP 82999 32.91
2025-11-24 16:59:51.20 -03:14:28.2 17.510 7.34 101.0 HIP 82999 35.78
2025-11-25 17:00:02.74 -03:15:01.8 17.518 7.36 100.6 HIP 82999 38.67
2025-11-26 17:00:14.32 -03:15:34.2 17.525 7.37 100.2 HIP 82999 41.56
2025-11-27 17:00:25.95 -03:16:05.5 17.532 7.39 99.8 HIP 82999 44.47
2025-11-28 17:00:37.62 -03:16:35.6 17.539 7.40 99.4 HIP 82999 47.38
2025-11-29 17:00:49.32 -03:17:04.7 17.546 7.41 99.0 HIP 82999 50.30
2025-11-30 17:01:01.05 -03:17:32.5 17.552 7.42 98.6 HIP 82999 53.22
2025-12-01 17:01:12.81 -03:17:59.3 17.558 7.43 98.2 HIP 83262 55.41
2025-12-02 17:01:24.59 -03:18:24.8 17.564 7.43 97.9 HIP 83262 55.18
2025-12-03 17:01:36.39 -03:18:49.2 17.569 7.44 97.5 HIP 83262 55.14
2025-12-04 17:01:48.21 -03:19:12.5 17.574 7.44 97.1 HIP 83510 55.26
2025-12-05 17:02:00.04 -03:19:34.5 17.579 7.44 96.7 HIP 83510 53.84
2025-12-06 17:02:11.88 -03:19:55.4 17.584 7.44 96.3 HIP 83510 52.54
2025-12-07 17:02:23.72 -03:20:15.1 17.588 7.44 96.3 HIP 83510 51.35