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C/2020 Y2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2020 Y2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.146781
Eccentricity 0.997414
Inclination (deg) 101.231900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 26.545800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 266.417600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC181179, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 42447.977075

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-06-17T15:22:53.760
Period (years) 42447.977075

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 00:33:38.47 +26:57:29.7 9.775 12.04 243.6 HIP 2732 35.19
2025-11-22 00:33:19.11 +26:55:21.2 9.792 11.83 243.2 HIP 2732 35.73
2025-11-23 00:33:00.18 +26:53:13.2 9.809 11.61 242.8 HIP 2732 36.84
2025-11-24 00:32:41.66 +26:51:05.8 9.827 11.39 242.4 HIP 2732 38.44
2025-11-25 00:32:23.57 +26:48:59.0 9.844 11.16 241.9 HIP 2732 40.44
2025-11-26 00:32:05.92 +26:46:52.9 9.862 10.94 241.5 HIP 2301 37.12
2025-11-27 00:31:48.69 +26:44:47.6 9.881 10.71 241.1 HIP 2301 33.73
2025-11-28 00:31:31.90 +26:42:43.1 9.899 10.48 240.6 HIP 2301 30.68
2025-11-29 00:31:15.55 +26:40:39.5 9.917 10.25 240.1 HIP 2306 27.11
2025-11-30 00:30:59.64 +26:38:36.9 9.936 10.02 239.7 HIP 2306 23.04
2025-12-01 00:30:44.17 +26:36:35.4 9.955 9.78 239.2 HIP 2306 19.07
2025-12-02 00:30:29.14 +26:34:35.0 9.974 9.55 238.7 HIP 2306 15.23
2025-12-03 00:30:14.55 +26:32:35.8 9.994 9.31 238.2 HIP 2306 11.54
2025-12-04 00:30:00.41 +26:30:37.9 10.013 9.07 237.6 HIP 2306 8.06
2025-12-05 00:29:46.71 +26:28:41.2 10.033 8.84 237.1 HIP 2306 5.05
2025-12-06 00:29:33.46 +26:26:45.9 10.053 8.60 236.5 HIP 2306 3.56
2025-12-07 00:29:20.65 +26:24:52.0 10.073 8.60 236.5 HIP 2306 4.93