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C/2021 C4 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2021 C4 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.492620
Eccentricity 0.998537
Inclination (deg) 132.826100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 194.211100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 319.995000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-UQ3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 170170.016133

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-01-15T21:07:46.560
Period (years) 170170.016133

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 11:00:23.74 +54:33:51.3 12.925 10.05 5.5 HIP 53834 14.16
2025-11-22 11:00:26.42 +54:37:51.3 12.918 10.13 4.5 HIP 53834 17.98
2025-11-23 11:00:28.60 +54:41:53.7 12.911 10.21 3.4 HIP 53834 21.92
2025-11-24 11:00:30.29 +54:45:58.4 12.903 10.30 2.4 HIP 53680 19.60
2025-11-25 11:00:31.48 +54:50:05.3 12.896 10.38 1.4 HIP 53680 16.85
2025-11-26 11:00:32.17 +54:54:14.4 12.889 10.47 0.3 HIP 53680 14.67
2025-11-27 11:00:32.34 +54:58:25.6 12.882 10.55 359.3 HIP 53680 13.38
2025-11-28 11:00:32.00 +55:02:38.9 12.875 10.64 358.3 HIP 53680 13.27
2025-11-29 11:00:31.13 +55:06:54.2 12.868 10.73 357.4 HIP 53680 14.40
2025-11-30 11:00:29.74 +55:11:11.4 12.862 10.82 356.4 HIP 53680 16.54
2025-12-01 11:00:27.82 +55:15:30.5 12.855 10.91 355.4 HIP 53680 19.38
2025-12-02 11:00:25.37 +55:19:51.4 12.848 10.99 354.5 HIP 53600 21.82
2025-12-03 11:00:22.38 +55:24:14.1 12.842 11.08 353.5 HIP 53600 20.61
2025-12-04 11:00:18.84 +55:28:38.4 12.836 11.17 352.6 HIP 53600 20.24
2025-12-05 11:00:14.77 +55:33:04.3 12.829 11.26 351.7 HIP 53600 20.75
2025-12-06 11:00:10.14 +55:37:31.7 12.823 11.35 350.7 HIP 53600 22.13
2025-12-07 11:00:04.95 +55:42:00.6 12.817 11.35 350.7 HIP 53584 21.36