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C/2021 K1 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2021 K1 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.502805
Eccentricity 0.801247
Inclination (deg) 16.269400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 140.929000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 184.205300
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-O08, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 44.685846

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-05-01T18:43:29.280
Period (years) 44.685846

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 07:14:28.02 +11:49:13.8 10.569 7.12 267.2 HIP 34960 7.20
2025-11-22 07:14:16.39 +11:49:05.4 10.560 7.31 267.7 HIP 34960 4.81
2025-11-23 07:14:04.44 +11:48:58.3 10.552 7.50 268.1 HIP 34960 3.22
2025-11-24 07:13:52.19 +11:48:52.4 10.544 7.68 268.6 HIP 34960 3.86
2025-11-25 07:13:39.63 +11:48:47.7 10.537 7.87 269.0 HIP 34960 6.17
2025-11-26 07:13:26.77 +11:48:44.3 10.529 8.04 269.4 HIP 34960 9.01
2025-11-27 07:13:13.63 +11:48:42.2 10.522 8.22 269.8 HIP 34960 12.07
2025-11-28 07:13:00.19 +11:48:41.3 10.515 8.39 270.1 HIP 34960 15.26
2025-11-29 07:12:46.47 +11:48:41.7 10.508 8.56 270.5 HIP 34960 18.55
2025-11-30 07:12:32.48 +11:48:43.3 10.501 8.73 270.8 HIP 34960 21.92
2025-12-01 07:12:18.21 +11:48:46.3 10.495 8.89 271.1 HIP 34960 25.36
2025-12-02 07:12:03.68 +11:48:50.5 10.489 9.05 271.4 HIP 34960 28.88
2025-12-03 07:11:48.90 +11:48:55.9 10.483 9.20 271.7 HIP 34960 32.47
2025-12-04 07:11:33.86 +11:49:02.6 10.477 9.35 272.0 HIP 34549 31.53
2025-12-05 07:11:18.58 +11:49:10.6 10.472 9.50 272.3 HIP 34549 27.85
2025-12-06 07:11:03.06 +11:49:19.8 10.466 9.65 272.6 HIP 34549 24.13
2025-12-07 07:10:47.30 +11:49:30.3 10.462 9.65 272.6 HIP 34549 20.38