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C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.475898
Eccentricity 0.999922
Inclination (deg) 36.648700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 119.887900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 0.644500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year
Period (years) 18601206.788640

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-09-12T03:56:18.240
Period (years) 18601206.788640

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

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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 09:23:24.20 +20:44:16.6 5.214 14.30 47.5 HIP 46076 23.05
2025-11-22 09:23:42.26 +20:48:08.2 5.200 14.14 45.9 HIP 46076 26.30
2025-11-23 09:23:59.62 +20:52:04.4 5.185 13.98 44.1 HIP 46038 27.85
2025-11-24 09:24:16.31 +20:56:05.3 5.171 13.84 42.4 HIP 46038 25.72
2025-11-25 09:24:32.29 +21:00:10.7 5.156 13.72 40.6 HIP 46038 24.52
2025-11-26 09:24:47.59 +21:04:20.8 5.142 13.60 38.7 HIP 46038 24.37
2025-11-27 09:25:02.18 +21:08:35.5 5.127 13.50 36.8 HIP 46038 25.25
2025-11-28 09:25:16.07 +21:12:54.8 5.113 13.41 34.9 HIP 46309 25.43
2025-11-29 09:25:29.26 +21:17:18.7 5.099 13.34 33.0 HIP 46309 20.24
2025-11-30 09:25:41.75 +21:21:47.2 5.085 13.28 31.0 HIP 46309 15.27
2025-12-01 09:25:53.52 +21:26:20.3 5.071 13.24 29.1 HIP 46309 10.79
2025-12-02 09:26:04.58 +21:30:58.0 5.057 13.21 27.1 HIP 46309 7.66
2025-12-03 09:26:14.93 +21:35:40.1 5.044 13.19 25.1 HIP 46309 7.73
2025-12-04 09:26:24.57 +21:40:26.8 5.030 13.19 23.1 HIP 46309 10.91
2025-12-05 09:26:33.49 +21:45:18.0 5.017 13.21 21.1 HIP 46309 15.39
2025-12-06 09:26:41.69 +21:50:13.7 5.004 13.23 19.1 HIP 46309 20.32
2025-12-07 09:26:49.17 +21:55:13.7 4.990 13.23 19.1 HIP 46309 25.44