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P/2021 J3 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of P/2021 J3 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.888584
Eccentricity 0.449662
Inclination (deg) 14.512600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 110.954600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 125.572700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-F34, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 26.474659

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-06-30T00:07:55.200
Period (years) 26.474659

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 00:45:34.22 -11:38:43.1 9.700 5.86 277.3 HIP 3610 15.11
2025-11-22 00:45:24.72 -11:38:25.3 9.715 5.68 278.8 HIP 3610 16.49
2025-11-23 00:45:15.54 -11:38:04.4 9.731 5.50 280.4 HIP 3610 17.98
2025-11-24 00:45:06.70 -11:37:40.6 9.746 5.33 282.1 HIP 3610 19.53
2025-11-25 00:44:58.19 -11:37:13.8 9.762 5.15 283.9 HIP 3610 21.09
2025-11-26 00:44:50.02 -11:36:44.1 9.778 4.98 285.8 HIP 3610 22.66
2025-11-27 00:44:42.20 -11:36:11.4 9.794 4.81 287.9 HIP 3610 24.20
2025-11-28 00:44:34.71 -11:35:35.9 9.811 4.65 290.1 HIP 3610 25.71
2025-11-29 00:44:27.58 -11:34:57.4 9.827 4.50 292.5 HIP 3610 27.17
2025-11-30 00:44:20.80 -11:34:16.1 9.844 4.35 295.0 HIP 3436 27.46
2025-12-01 00:44:14.37 -11:33:32.0 9.861 4.20 297.7 HIP 3436 27.79
2025-12-02 00:44:08.29 -11:32:45.1 9.877 4.07 300.6 HIP 3436 28.28
2025-12-03 00:44:02.58 -11:31:55.3 9.894 3.94 303.7 HIP 3436 28.92
2025-12-04 00:43:57.22 -11:31:02.8 9.912 3.83 306.9 HIP 3436 29.68
2025-12-05 00:43:52.21 -11:30:07.6 9.929 3.73 310.4 HIP 3316 30.04
2025-12-06 00:43:47.57 -11:29:09.7 9.946 3.64 314.0 HIP 3316 29.75
2025-12-07 00:43:43.30 -11:28:09.0 9.964 3.64 314.0 HIP 3316 29.63