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C/2022 A3 (Lemmon-ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2022 A3 (Lemmon-ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.704808
Eccentricity 0.996038
Inclination (deg) 88.356600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 325.452200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 234.882900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-UQ8, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 28594.127666

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-09-29T00:53:25.440
Period (years) 28594.127666

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 22:08:17.83 -48:30:18.6 7.534 19.08 355.8 HIP 109286 10.54
2025-11-22 22:08:14.47 -48:22:42.0 7.554 19.05 356.8 HIP 109286 3.25
2025-11-23 22:08:11.92 -48:15:05.5 7.575 19.03 357.8 HIP 109286 5.09
2025-11-24 22:08:10.16 -48:07:29.1 7.595 19.01 358.8 HIP 109286 12.52
2025-11-25 22:08:09.19 -47:59:53.0 7.615 18.99 359.8 HIP 109194 12.89
2025-11-26 22:08:08.99 -47:52:17.2 7.635 18.98 0.7 HIP 109194 9.53
2025-11-27 22:08:09.56 -47:44:41.8 7.655 18.96 1.7 HIP 109194 11.55
2025-11-28 22:08:10.87 -47:37:06.9 7.675 18.95 2.6 HIP 109194 17.13
2025-11-29 22:08:12.91 -47:29:32.6 7.695 18.94 3.5 HIP 109194 23.89
2025-11-30 22:08:15.68 -47:21:58.9 7.715 18.93 4.5 HIP 109268 24.35
2025-12-01 22:08:19.15 -47:14:25.8 7.734 18.93 5.4 HIP 109268 16.82
2025-12-02 22:08:23.32 -47:06:53.6 7.754 18.92 6.3 HIP 109268 9.39
2025-12-03 22:08:28.17 -46:59:22.2 7.774 18.92 7.2 HIP 109268 2.99
2025-12-04 22:08:33.69 -46:51:51.6 7.793 18.92 8.0 HIP 109268 6.69
2025-12-05 22:08:39.87 -46:44:22.0 7.813 18.92 8.9 HIP 109268 13.99
2025-12-06 22:08:46.69 -46:36:53.4 7.832 18.92 9.8 HIP 109268 21.49
2025-12-07 22:08:54.15 -46:29:25.8 7.851 18.92 9.8 HIP 109268 29.04