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C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.368375
Eccentricity 0.998819
Inclination (deg) 48.322400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 301.005900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 357.435500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year
Period (years) 89805.070010

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-11-16T17:49:29.280
Period (years) 89805.070010

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 22:20:30.94 +52:05:11.7 4.043 20.65 149.4 HIP 110249 7.29
2025-11-22 22:20:58.23 +51:58:04.8 4.057 20.75 148.0 HIP 110287 8.44
2025-11-23 22:21:26.72 +51:51:02.3 4.071 20.86 146.6 HIP 110287 9.90
2025-11-24 22:21:56.39 +51:44:04.2 4.086 20.96 145.2 HIP 110287 16.35
2025-11-25 22:22:27.21 +51:37:10.9 4.101 21.07 143.8 HIP 110287 24.11
2025-11-26 22:22:59.16 +51:30:22.3 4.116 21.18 142.5 HIP 110543 19.55
2025-11-27 22:23:32.23 +51:23:38.8 4.131 21.29 141.2 HIP 110543 11.93
2025-11-28 22:24:06.38 +51:17:00.3 4.146 21.41 139.9 HIP 110543 6.97
2025-11-29 22:24:41.60 +51:10:27.2 4.161 21.53 138.6 HIP 110661 5.96
2025-11-30 22:25:17.87 +51:03:59.5 4.176 21.65 137.3 HIP 110661 11.58
2025-12-01 22:25:55.16 +50:57:37.2 4.191 21.77 136.1 HIP 110661 19.51
2025-12-02 22:26:33.45 +50:51:20.6 4.207 21.90 134.8 HIP 110968 23.73
2025-12-03 22:27:12.73 +50:45:09.7 4.222 22.02 133.6 HIP 110968 20.91
2025-12-04 22:27:52.97 +50:39:04.7 4.238 22.15 132.4 HIP 110968 21.37
2025-12-05 22:28:34.15 +50:33:05.5 4.254 22.29 131.3 HIP 110948 24.88
2025-12-06 22:29:16.25 +50:27:12.3 4.270 22.42 130.1 HIP 111147 18.24
2025-12-07 22:29:59.26 +50:21:25.1 4.285 22.42 130.1 HIP 111147 10.62