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C/2023 S2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2023 S2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.067720
Eccentricity 0.992920
Inclination (deg) 20.485400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 230.561900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 78.108800
Epoch 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1851.979522

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-10-15T09:02:52.800
Period (years) 1851.979522

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 05:55:16.74 +10:02:17.4 7.378 15.19 258.0 HIP 27895 20.66
2025-11-22 05:54:52.60 +10:01:01.5 7.378 15.34 258.4 HIP 27895 17.28
2025-11-23 05:54:28.18 +09:59:47.1 7.378 15.49 258.7 HIP 27895 15.57
2025-11-24 05:54:03.50 +09:58:34.3 7.378 15.63 259.1 HIP 27895 16.16
2025-11-25 05:53:38.57 +09:57:23.1 7.379 15.77 259.4 HIP 27895 18.89
2025-11-26 05:53:13.39 +09:56:13.5 7.380 15.89 259.8 HIP 27826 22.72
2025-11-27 05:52:47.99 +09:55:05.7 7.381 16.01 260.1 HIP 27826 22.79
2025-11-28 05:52:22.36 +09:53:59.5 7.382 16.13 260.4 HIP 27826 24.63
2025-11-29 05:51:56.54 +09:52:55.0 7.384 16.23 260.7 HIP 27664 23.38
2025-11-30 05:51:30.52 +09:51:52.2 7.386 16.33 261.0 HIP 27549 21.64
2025-12-01 05:51:04.33 +09:50:51.2 7.388 16.42 261.4 HIP 27549 15.25
2025-12-02 05:50:37.97 +09:49:51.9 7.391 16.50 261.7 HIP 27549 9.02
2025-12-03 05:50:11.45 +09:48:54.4 7.394 16.58 262.0 HIP 27549 4.00
2025-12-04 05:49:44.80 +09:47:58.6 7.397 16.65 262.2 HIP 27549 6.15
2025-12-05 05:49:18.02 +09:47:04.6 7.401 16.71 262.5 HIP 27474 7.21
2025-12-06 05:48:51.12 +09:46:12.5 7.405 16.76 262.8 HIP 27474 8.20
2025-12-07 05:48:24.12 +09:45:22.1 7.409 16.76 262.8 HIP 27474 13.12