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C/2022 U2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2022 U2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.328031
Eccentricity 0.986192
Inclination (deg) 48.246900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 304.470800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 147.915600
Epoch 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 943.226843

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-01-14T05:27:27.360
Period (years) 943.226843

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 14:34:18.21 -59:49:02.2 10.723 16.08 114.6 HIP 71282 3.36
2025-11-22 14:35:04.80 -59:51:42.3 10.729 16.05 115.0 HIP 71282 5.59
2025-11-23 14:35:51.22 -59:54:24.7 10.736 16.03 115.4 HIP 71333 7.80
2025-11-24 14:36:37.47 -59:57:09.3 10.742 16.00 115.8 HIP 71333 10.74
2025-11-25 14:37:23.54 -59:59:56.2 10.748 15.97 116.3 HIP 71650 15.14
2025-11-26 14:38:09.43 -60:02:45.2 10.754 15.93 116.7 HIP 71650 11.44
2025-11-27 14:38:55.12 -60:05:36.4 10.760 15.90 117.1 HIP 71650 10.74
2025-11-28 14:39:40.60 -60:08:29.7 10.765 15.86 117.5 HIP 71709 12.99
2025-11-29 14:40:25.88 -60:11:25.1 10.771 15.82 117.9 HIP 71709 15.74
2025-11-30 14:41:10.94 -60:14:22.5 10.776 15.78 118.4 HIP 71709 20.22
2025-12-01 14:41:55.78 -60:17:22.0 10.781 15.74 118.8 HIP 71709 25.50
2025-12-02 14:42:40.39 -60:20:23.5 10.785 15.70 119.2 HIP 71709 31.19
2025-12-03 14:43:24.77 -60:23:27.0 10.790 15.66 119.7 HIP 72260 32.23
2025-12-04 14:44:08.90 -60:26:32.5 10.794 15.61 120.1 HIP 72367 27.17
2025-12-05 14:44:52.79 -60:29:39.8 10.798 15.57 120.5 HIP 72367 22.12
2025-12-06 14:45:36.42 -60:32:49.1 10.802 15.52 121.0 HIP 72367 17.92
2025-12-07 14:46:19.79 -60:36:00.3 10.806 15.52 121.0 HIP 72367 15.24