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C/2021 Y1 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2021 Y1 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.032362
Eccentricity 1.001704
Inclination (deg) 77.178000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 244.765500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 245.853500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-GJ3, MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-05-01T00:38:00.960

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 16:21:30.86 -13:40:02.0 9.912 16.15 88.4 HIP 80048 16.97
2025-11-22 16:21:57.45 -13:39:50.9 9.921 16.16 88.2 HIP 80048 23.43
2025-11-23 16:22:24.04 -13:39:38.9 9.930 16.16 88.1 HIP 80282 23.15
2025-11-24 16:22:50.63 -13:39:26.0 9.939 16.16 88.0 HIP 80282 20.37
2025-11-25 16:23:17.23 -13:39:12.2 9.947 16.16 87.8 HIP 80366 15.25
2025-11-26 16:23:43.81 -13:38:57.5 9.955 16.15 87.7 HIP 80366 8.79
2025-11-27 16:24:10.38 -13:38:41.8 9.962 16.14 87.5 HIP 80366 2.33
2025-11-28 16:24:36.93 -13:38:25.1 9.970 16.13 87.4 HIP 80366 4.13
2025-11-29 16:25:03.46 -13:38:07.4 9.977 16.11 87.2 HIP 80366 10.58
2025-11-30 16:25:29.96 -13:37:48.8 9.983 16.09 87.1 HIP 80366 17.02
2025-12-01 16:25:56.42 -13:37:29.1 9.990 16.07 86.9 HIP 80560 18.81
2025-12-02 16:26:22.84 -13:37:08.4 9.996 16.05 86.8 HIP 80560 15.34
2025-12-03 16:26:49.21 -13:36:46.6 10.002 16.02 86.6 HIP 80560 14.14
2025-12-04 16:27:15.53 -13:36:23.8 10.008 15.99 86.4 HIP 80560 15.72
2025-12-05 16:27:41.80 -13:35:59.9 10.013 15.96 86.3 HIP 80687 16.48
2025-12-06 16:28:08.01 -13:35:34.9 10.019 15.92 86.1 HIP 80687 12.59
2025-12-07 16:28:34.16 -13:35:08.8 10.024 15.92 86.1 HIP 80687 11.26