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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.391587
Eccentricity 1.000149
Inclination (deg) 139.109400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 21.599500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 308.532100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-09-27T18:05:28.320

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 18:10:31.61 +12:26:27.0 6.412 18.71 111.1 HIP 89145 17.52
2025-11-22 18:11:00.19 +12:23:44.9 6.429 18.74 110.4 HIP 89145 13.11
2025-11-23 18:11:28.97 +12:21:08.4 6.447 18.77 109.6 HIP 89145 12.10
2025-11-24 18:11:57.93 +12:18:37.5 6.464 18.80 108.8 HIP 89235 10.49
2025-11-25 18:12:27.06 +12:16:12.0 6.482 18.82 108.0 HIP 89235 7.71
2025-11-26 18:12:56.36 +12:13:52.1 6.499 18.85 107.3 HIP 89235 10.98
2025-11-27 18:13:25.82 +12:11:37.7 6.515 18.87 106.5 HIP 89235 17.14
2025-11-28 18:13:55.42 +12:09:28.8 6.532 18.89 105.8 HIP 89309 18.02
2025-11-29 18:14:25.17 +12:07:25.4 6.549 18.91 105.1 HIP 89450 18.93
2025-11-30 18:14:55.05 +12:05:27.4 6.565 18.93 104.3 HIP 89450 16.71
2025-12-01 18:15:25.05 +12:03:34.8 6.581 18.94 103.6 HIP 89450 17.64
2025-12-02 18:15:55.17 +12:01:47.6 6.597 18.96 102.9 HIP 89595 15.90
2025-12-03 18:16:25.39 +12:00:05.8 6.612 18.97 102.2 HIP 89595 9.24
2025-12-04 18:16:55.72 +11:58:29.4 6.628 18.98 101.5 HIP 89595 5.65
2025-12-05 18:17:26.14 +11:56:58.3 6.643 18.99 100.8 HIP 89665 7.67
2025-12-06 18:17:56.64 +11:55:32.5 6.658 19.00 100.1 HIP 89665 3.08
2025-12-07 18:18:27.23 +11:54:12.0 6.673 19.00 100.1 HIP 89665 8.73