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P/2023 M4 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of P/2023 M4 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.925417
Eccentricity 0.278991
Inclination (deg) 7.591900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 296.277900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 320.446400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-TP3, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 12.703333

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2022-04-13T03:57:01.440
Period (years) 12.703333

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 01:04:57.90 +16:24:26.6 5.308 11.94 234.8 HIP 5075 9.93
2025-11-22 01:04:41.63 +16:21:41.3 5.320 11.60 234.2 HIP 5075 7.85
2025-11-23 01:04:25.95 +16:18:58.2 5.332 11.26 233.5 HIP 5075 8.29
2025-11-24 01:04:10.87 +16:16:17.4 5.344 10.91 232.8 HIP 5075 10.77
2025-11-25 01:03:56.38 +16:13:39.0 5.357 10.56 232.1 HIP 5075 14.13
2025-11-26 01:03:42.50 +16:11:03.1 5.369 10.21 231.3 HIP 4912 10.22
2025-11-27 01:03:29.24 +16:08:29.7 5.382 9.85 230.4 HIP 4912 6.61
2025-11-28 01:03:16.59 +16:05:59.0 5.395 9.49 229.5 HIP 4912 4.15
2025-11-29 01:03:04.57 +16:03:31.0 5.408 9.13 228.5 HIP 4912 4.65
2025-11-30 01:02:53.17 +16:01:05.9 5.422 8.77 227.5 HIP 4912 7.32
2025-12-01 01:02:42.41 +15:58:43.6 5.436 8.41 226.4 HIP 4912 10.48
2025-12-02 01:02:32.28 +15:56:24.3 5.450 8.05 225.1 HIP 4912 13.69
2025-12-03 01:02:22.79 +15:54:08.0 5.464 7.69 223.8 HIP 4912 16.83
2025-12-04 01:02:13.94 +15:51:54.7 5.478 7.33 222.3 HIP 4912 19.86
2025-12-05 01:02:05.73 +15:49:44.6 5.492 6.97 220.7 HIP 4912 22.78
2025-12-06 01:01:58.17 +15:47:37.7 5.507 6.62 218.9 HIP 4912 25.56
2025-12-07 01:01:51.25 +15:45:34.0 5.522 6.62 218.9 HIP 4666 27.61