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C/2021 P4 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2021 P4 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.078376
Eccentricity 0.996381
Inclination (deg) 56.397700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 347.984200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 175.818800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-A50, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5143.662278

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-07-30T11:59:42.720
Period (years) 5143.662278

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 22:12:54.04 -45:15:34.9 11.569 8.87 4.1 HIP 109690 3.76
2025-11-22 22:12:55.47 -45:12:02.6 11.590 8.92 5.4 HIP 109690 6.60
2025-11-23 22:12:57.37 -45:08:29.4 11.611 8.98 6.7 HIP 109690 9.91
2025-11-24 22:12:59.74 -45:04:55.4 11.633 9.04 8.0 HIP 109690 13.35
2025-11-25 22:13:02.57 -45:01:20.6 11.653 9.10 9.2 HIP 109690 16.86
2025-11-26 22:13:05.86 -44:57:45.0 11.674 9.16 10.4 HIP 109782 19.03
2025-11-27 22:13:09.60 -44:54:08.8 11.695 9.22 11.6 HIP 109782 15.88
2025-11-28 22:13:13.79 -44:50:32.0 11.716 9.29 12.8 HIP 109782 12.95
2025-11-29 22:13:18.42 -44:46:54.5 11.737 9.36 13.9 HIP 109782 10.41
2025-11-30 22:13:23.50 -44:43:16.6 11.757 9.42 15.1 HIP 109782 8.69
2025-12-01 22:13:29.00 -44:39:38.2 11.778 9.49 16.2 HIP 109782 8.33
2025-12-02 22:13:34.94 -44:35:59.4 11.798 9.56 17.2 HIP 109782 9.53
2025-12-03 22:13:41.29 -44:32:20.1 11.819 9.63 18.3 HIP 109782 11.84
2025-12-04 22:13:48.07 -44:28:40.6 11.839 9.71 19.3 HIP 109782 14.78
2025-12-05 22:13:55.26 -44:25:00.8 11.859 9.78 20.3 HIP 109902 17.93
2025-12-06 22:14:02.87 -44:21:20.7 11.880 9.85 21.3 HIP 109871 15.30
2025-12-07 22:14:10.87 -44:17:40.4 11.900 9.85 21.3 HIP 109871 12.13