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C/2022 R2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2022 R2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.632558
Eccentricity 0.998497
Inclination (deg) 52.896300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 60.403400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 78.375400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8634.000274

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-10-25T05:17:05.280
Period (years) 8634.000274

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 18:22:10.68 -59:22:29.0 11.885 12.04 72.5 HIP 90206 22.21
2025-11-22 18:22:46.71 -59:21:01.9 11.900 12.10 73.0 HIP 90206 20.12
2025-11-23 18:23:23.00 -59:19:36.8 11.914 12.16 73.5 HIP 90206 18.98
2025-11-24 18:23:59.54 -59:18:13.7 11.928 12.22 74.0 HIP 90206 18.98
2025-11-25 18:24:36.33 -59:16:52.6 11.943 12.27 74.5 HIP 90206 20.16
2025-11-26 18:25:13.35 -59:15:33.6 11.957 12.33 75.0 HIP 90206 22.33
2025-11-27 18:25:50.60 -59:14:16.6 11.970 12.38 75.5 HIP 90206 25.25
2025-11-28 18:26:28.07 -59:13:01.7 11.984 12.43 75.9 HIP 90206 28.72
2025-11-29 18:27:05.75 -59:11:48.8 11.997 12.48 76.4 HIP 90714 26.77
2025-11-30 18:27:43.64 -59:10:37.9 12.011 12.53 76.8 HIP 90714 22.41
2025-12-01 18:28:21.72 -59:09:29.1 12.023 12.58 77.3 HIP 90714 18.31
2025-12-02 18:29:00.00 -59:08:22.4 12.036 12.62 77.7 HIP 90714 14.75
2025-12-03 18:29:38.44 -59:07:17.7 12.049 12.66 78.2 HIP 90714 12.20
2025-12-04 18:30:17.07 -59:06:15.1 12.061 12.71 78.6 HIP 90714 11.40
2025-12-05 18:30:55.86 -59:05:14.5 12.073 12.75 79.0 HIP 90714 12.71
2025-12-06 18:31:34.82 -59:04:16.0 12.085 12.78 79.5 HIP 90714 15.62
2025-12-07 18:32:13.92 -59:03:19.5 12.097 12.78 79.5 HIP 90714 19.43