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C/2020 M3 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2020 M3 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.268124
Eccentricity 0.953164
Inclination (deg) 23.463900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 71.223600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 328.488600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 140.887638

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-10-25T20:47:11.040
Period (years) 140.887638

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 13:25:32.51 +12:04:20.4 15.023 8.28 98.1 HIP 65599 23.31
2025-11-22 13:25:45.92 +12:03:52.6 15.017 8.18 97.6 HIP 65599 20.16
2025-11-23 13:25:59.19 +12:03:26.7 15.010 8.08 97.1 HIP 65599 17.13
2025-11-24 13:26:12.30 +12:03:02.9 15.003 7.97 96.5 HIP 65599 14.25
2025-11-25 13:26:25.26 +12:02:41.0 14.997 7.87 96.0 HIP 65599 11.60
2025-11-26 13:26:38.06 +12:02:21.2 14.990 7.76 95.5 HIP 65599 9.36
2025-11-27 13:26:50.70 +12:02:03.5 14.982 7.65 94.9 HIP 65631 7.79
2025-11-28 13:27:03.17 +12:01:47.7 14.975 7.55 94.3 HIP 65631 4.90
2025-11-29 13:27:15.48 +12:01:34.0 14.967 7.44 93.7 HIP 65632 2.16
2025-11-30 13:27:27.62 +12:01:22.4 14.960 7.33 93.1 HIP 65632 1.80
2025-12-01 13:27:39.59 +12:01:12.8 14.952 7.21 92.5 HIP 65632 4.36
2025-12-02 13:27:51.38 +12:01:05.2 14.944 7.10 91.8 HIP 65632 7.16
2025-12-03 13:28:02.99 +12:00:59.7 14.935 6.99 91.2 HIP 65632 9.96
2025-12-04 13:28:14.42 +12:00:56.3 14.927 6.88 90.5 HIP 65632 12.73
2025-12-05 13:28:25.67 +12:00:54.9 14.919 6.76 89.8 HIP 65632 15.46
2025-12-06 13:28:36.73 +12:00:55.5 14.910 6.65 89.0 HIP 65632 18.15
2025-12-07 13:28:47.60 +12:00:58.2 14.901 6.65 89.0 HIP 65765 18.15