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C/2019 K8 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2019 K8 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.194293
Eccentricity 0.998727
Inclination (deg) 93.157500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 291.042700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 85.368400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 125695.439016

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-07-21T15:09:56.160
Period (years) 125695.439016

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 07:14:37.29 -12:34:18.4 16.121 8.03 235.5 HIP 34976 15.61
2025-11-22 07:14:26.44 -12:36:07.7 16.115 8.09 236.4 HIP 34976 12.99
2025-11-23 07:14:15.38 -12:37:55.2 16.109 8.16 237.3 HIP 34976 10.72
2025-11-24 07:14:04.13 -12:39:40.9 16.104 8.22 238.2 HIP 34976 9.09
2025-11-25 07:13:52.67 -12:41:24.8 16.098 8.28 239.1 HIP 34976 8.53
2025-11-26 07:13:41.02 -12:43:06.9 16.093 8.34 240.0 HIP 34976 9.24
2025-11-27 07:13:29.18 -12:44:47.1 16.088 8.40 240.8 HIP 34976 11.00
2025-11-28 07:13:17.16 -12:46:25.4 16.083 8.46 241.7 HIP 34878 11.09
2025-11-29 07:13:04.95 -12:48:01.7 16.078 8.51 242.5 HIP 34878 11.80
2025-11-30 07:12:52.56 -12:49:36.1 16.073 8.57 243.3 HIP 34878 13.32
2025-12-01 07:12:39.99 -12:51:08.5 16.069 8.63 244.1 HIP 34878 15.44
2025-12-02 07:12:27.26 -12:52:38.9 16.065 8.68 244.9 HIP 34884 17.64
2025-12-03 07:12:14.35 -12:54:07.3 16.061 8.73 245.7 HIP 34731 15.15
2025-12-04 07:12:01.29 -12:55:33.6 16.057 8.79 246.4 HIP 34731 11.87
2025-12-05 07:11:48.06 -12:56:57.9 16.054 8.84 247.2 HIP 34731 8.75
2025-12-06 07:11:34.68 -12:58:20.1 16.050 8.89 248.0 HIP 34731 6.12
2025-12-07 07:11:21.15 -12:59:40.1 16.047 8.89 248.0 HIP 34731 4.87