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C/2024 A2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2024 A2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.879588
Eccentricity 0.941577
Inclination (deg) 119.114300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 78.165100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 295.489700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC182881, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 182.481236

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-04-28T17:29:28.320
Period (years) 182.481236

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 00:59:00.56 +61:24:37.5 5.342 32.54 232.9 HIP 4475 12.10
2025-11-22 00:57:34.19 +61:16:44.5 5.354 32.28 231.9 HIP 4475 8.75
2025-11-23 00:56:09.93 +61:08:45.0 5.365 32.02 231.0 HIP 4384 6.50
2025-11-24 00:54:47.81 +61:00:39.6 5.377 31.75 230.0 HIP 4151 14.23
2025-11-25 00:53:27.81 +60:52:28.7 5.389 31.48 229.1 HIP 4182 12.54
2025-11-26 00:52:09.94 +60:44:12.7 5.401 31.19 228.2 HIP 4182 10.46
2025-11-27 00:50:54.19 +60:35:52.0 5.414 30.91 227.2 HIP 3868 13.31
2025-11-28 00:49:40.56 +60:27:27.1 5.426 30.61 226.3 HIP 3868 18.09
2025-11-29 00:48:29.04 +60:18:58.4 5.439 30.31 225.4 HIP 3886 15.42
2025-11-30 00:47:19.62 +60:10:26.4 5.453 30.01 224.5 HIP 3886 19.32
2025-12-01 00:46:12.29 +60:01:51.4 5.466 29.70 223.6 HIP 3513 19.56
2025-12-02 00:45:07.03 +59:53:13.8 5.480 29.39 222.6 HIP 3649 22.28
2025-12-03 00:44:03.82 +59:44:34.0 5.494 29.07 221.7 HIP 3289 18.90
2025-12-04 00:43:02.65 +59:35:52.5 5.508 28.75 220.8 HIP 3250 16.78
2025-12-05 00:42:03.50 +59:27:09.5 5.522 28.42 219.9 HIP 3250 5.59
2025-12-06 00:41:06.35 +59:18:25.4 5.537 28.09 219.0 HIP 3250 6.66
2025-12-07 00:40:11.18 +59:09:40.7 5.552 28.09 219.0 HIP 3250 17.66