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C/2020 M5 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2020 M5 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.000267
Eccentricity 1.000077
Inclination (deg) 93.164500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 351.998600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 126.246100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-FK0, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-08-19T15:57:36.000

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 09:04:13.08 -55:17:40.7 12.596 13.16 202.5 HIP 44617 15.61
2025-11-22 09:03:58.91 -55:22:32.6 12.595 13.17 203.4 HIP 44617 14.35
2025-11-23 09:03:44.15 -55:27:22.6 12.595 13.18 204.3 HIP 44411 12.18
2025-11-24 09:03:28.79 -55:32:10.8 12.594 13.19 205.3 HIP 44411 7.29
2025-11-25 09:03:12.84 -55:36:56.9 12.594 13.20 206.2 HIP 44411 3.60
2025-11-26 09:02:56.28 -55:41:40.9 12.593 13.20 207.2 HIP 44411 5.28
2025-11-27 09:02:39.12 -55:46:22.8 12.592 13.21 208.1 HIP 44411 9.90
2025-11-28 09:02:21.37 -55:51:02.3 12.591 13.22 209.1 HIP 44314 14.03
2025-11-29 09:02:03.02 -55:55:39.5 12.591 13.23 210.0 HIP 44314 17.31
2025-11-30 09:01:44.07 -56:00:14.3 12.590 13.24 211.0 HIP 44314 21.36
2025-12-01 09:01:24.53 -56:04:46.5 12.589 13.24 211.9 HIP 44338 23.01
2025-12-02 09:01:04.40 -56:09:16.1 12.589 13.25 212.9 HIP 44338 19.18
2025-12-03 09:00:43.68 -56:13:43.0 12.588 13.26 213.9 HIP 44338 16.27
2025-12-04 09:00:22.38 -56:18:07.1 12.587 13.27 214.8 HIP 44338 14.83
2025-12-05 09:00:00.49 -56:22:28.3 12.586 13.27 215.8 HIP 44338 15.30
2025-12-06 08:59:38.02 -56:26:46.6 12.585 13.28 216.8 HIP 44338 17.52
2025-12-07 08:59:14.97 -56:31:01.8 12.585 13.28 216.8 HIP 44338 20.94