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C/2022 Q2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2022 Q2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.644219
Eccentricity 0.949845
Inclination (deg) 151.485500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 352.945400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 44.070500
Epoch 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 187.701672

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-01-31T14:35:48.480
Period (years) 187.701672

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 12:01:11.50 +00:53:03.5 9.869 4.75 127.4 HIP 58700 25.97
2025-11-22 12:01:17.54 +00:51:54.3 9.860 4.54 128.0 HIP 58700 24.10
2025-11-23 12:01:23.26 +00:50:47.2 9.851 4.32 128.8 HIP 58700 22.32
2025-11-24 12:01:28.65 +00:49:42.2 9.842 4.10 129.6 HIP 58700 20.62
2025-11-25 12:01:33.71 +00:48:39.4 9.833 3.88 130.6 HIP 58700 19.01
2025-11-26 12:01:38.43 +00:47:38.8 9.824 3.66 131.6 HIP 58700 17.49
2025-11-27 12:01:42.81 +00:46:40.4 9.814 3.44 132.9 HIP 58700 16.05
2025-11-28 12:01:46.85 +00:45:44.3 9.805 3.22 134.3 HIP 58700 14.70
2025-11-29 12:01:50.54 +00:44:50.4 9.795 3.00 135.9 HIP 58700 13.43
2025-11-30 12:01:53.88 +00:43:58.7 9.785 2.78 137.8 HIP 58700 12.25
2025-12-01 12:01:56.86 +00:43:09.3 9.775 2.56 140.1 HIP 58700 11.15
2025-12-02 12:01:59.48 +00:42:22.3 9.765 2.34 142.8 HIP 58700 10.14
2025-12-03 12:02:01.75 +00:41:37.5 9.755 2.13 146.1 HIP 58700 9.21
2025-12-04 12:02:03.65 +00:40:55.1 9.745 1.92 150.2 HIP 58700 8.35
2025-12-05 12:02:05.18 +00:40:15.0 9.734 1.73 155.2 HIP 58700 7.58
2025-12-06 12:02:06.34 +00:39:37.4 9.724 1.55 161.5 HIP 58700 6.90
2025-12-07 12:02:07.13 +00:39:02.0 9.713 1.55 161.5 HIP 58700 6.30