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C/2020 X2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2020 X2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.834612
Eccentricity 0.768380
Inclination (deg) 18.187100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 105.351200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 347.609800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-A43, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 67.362478

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2020-11-17T07:07:06.240
Period (years) 67.362478

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 14:45:15.32 +00:32:37.3 12.565 13.67 104.3 HIP 72154 11.06
2025-11-22 14:45:36.52 +00:31:16.2 12.564 13.61 104.1 HIP 72154 11.87
2025-11-23 14:45:57.64 +00:29:56.8 12.562 13.54 103.8 HIP 72154 14.78
2025-11-24 14:46:18.67 +00:28:39.2 12.560 13.47 103.6 HIP 72212 17.20
2025-11-25 14:46:39.62 +00:27:23.3 12.557 13.39 103.3 HIP 72212 19.89
2025-11-26 14:47:00.47 +00:26:09.2 12.555 13.31 103.1 HIP 72212 23.49
2025-11-27 14:47:21.22 +00:24:56.9 12.552 13.24 102.8 HIP 72212 27.63
2025-11-28 14:47:41.87 +00:23:46.4 12.549 13.15 102.6 HIP 72212 32.07
2025-11-29 14:48:02.41 +00:22:37.7 12.545 13.07 102.3 HIP 72212 36.71
2025-11-30 14:48:22.84 +00:21:30.8 12.542 12.98 102.1 HIP 72561 39.10
2025-12-01 14:48:43.16 +00:20:25.7 12.538 12.90 101.8 HIP 72590 35.14
2025-12-02 14:49:03.36 +00:19:22.4 12.534 12.81 101.5 HIP 72590 30.62
2025-12-03 14:49:23.43 +00:18:21.0 12.530 12.71 101.3 HIP 72590 26.38
2025-12-04 14:49:43.38 +00:17:21.5 12.525 12.62 101.0 HIP 72590 22.55
2025-12-05 14:50:03.21 +00:16:23.8 12.521 12.52 100.7 HIP 72648 18.81
2025-12-06 14:50:22.89 +00:15:27.9 12.516 12.42 100.4 HIP 72648 13.99
2025-12-07 14:50:42.45 +00:14:34.0 12.511 12.42 100.4 HIP 72648 9.40