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C/2022 W2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2022 W2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.125991
Eccentricity 0.990859
Inclination (deg) 63.495600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 320.428200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 123.333700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-EF7, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6323.987773

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-03-08T16:23:05.280
Period (years) 6323.987773

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 10:31:00.07 -36:33:38.3 9.099 16.70 172.7 HIP 51474 18.05
2025-11-22 10:31:04.28 -36:40:15.9 9.095 16.64 173.6 HIP 51612 18.69
2025-11-23 10:31:07.98 -36:46:52.8 9.090 16.58 174.5 HIP 51612 17.62
2025-11-24 10:31:11.16 -36:53:28.8 9.085 16.51 175.4 HIP 51612 19.07
2025-11-25 10:31:13.82 -37:00:03.9 9.080 16.45 176.3 HIP 51612 22.53
2025-11-26 10:31:15.95 -37:06:37.9 9.075 16.39 177.2 HIP 51612 27.23
2025-11-27 10:31:17.56 -37:13:10.8 9.069 16.33 178.1 HIP 51375 26.55
2025-11-28 10:31:18.63 -37:19:42.5 9.064 16.27 179.1 HIP 51539 20.88
2025-11-29 10:31:19.17 -37:26:12.9 9.059 16.21 180.0 HIP 51539 14.48
2025-11-30 10:31:19.17 -37:32:41.9 9.054 16.15 181.0 HIP 51539 8.32
2025-12-01 10:31:18.62 -37:39:09.5 9.048 16.09 181.9 HIP 51539 3.69
2025-12-02 10:31:17.54 -37:45:35.6 9.043 16.04 182.9 HIP 51539 6.48
2025-12-03 10:31:15.91 -37:52:00.0 9.037 15.98 183.8 HIP 51539 12.39
2025-12-04 10:31:13.73 -37:58:22.8 9.032 15.93 184.8 HIP 51539 18.64
2025-12-05 10:31:11.00 -38:04:43.8 9.026 15.88 185.8 HIP 51333 24.45
2025-12-06 10:31:07.72 -38:11:03.0 9.021 15.83 186.8 HIP 51333 24.92
2025-12-07 10:31:03.88 -38:17:20.2 9.015 15.83 186.8 HIP 51333 26.81