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C/2024 C4 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2024 C4 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.471088
Eccentricity 0.982462
Inclination (deg) 79.286100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 220.683400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 321.515700
Epoch 2024-10-17T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 768.224017

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-01-30T04:38:47.040
Period (years) 768.224017

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 18:08:32.27 +50:36:30.6 7.226 23.02 106.3 HIP 88975 16.48
2025-11-22 18:09:27.92 +50:33:54.5 7.236 23.06 105.7 HIP 88975 9.99
2025-11-23 18:10:23.81 +50:31:24.1 7.246 23.10 105.0 HIP 89092 8.64
2025-11-24 18:11:19.91 +50:28:59.6 7.256 23.14 104.4 HIP 89092 9.54
2025-11-25 18:12:16.24 +50:26:40.9 7.266 23.18 103.7 HIP 89092 16.62
2025-11-26 18:13:12.77 +50:24:28.1 7.276 23.21 103.1 HIP 89092 25.13
2025-11-27 18:14:09.49 +50:22:21.2 7.286 23.25 102.4 HIP 89521 20.50
2025-11-28 18:15:06.41 +50:20:20.1 7.296 23.28 101.8 HIP 89521 14.74
2025-11-29 18:16:03.50 +50:18:25.0 7.306 23.31 101.2 HIP 89521 13.54
2025-11-30 18:17:00.76 +50:16:35.8 7.316 23.34 100.5 HIP 89521 17.89
2025-12-01 18:17:58.19 +50:14:52.5 7.326 23.37 99.9 HIP 89760 19.74
2025-12-02 18:18:55.77 +50:13:15.2 7.336 23.40 99.3 HIP 89760 15.21
2025-12-03 18:19:53.50 +50:11:43.8 7.345 23.43 98.7 HIP 89760 15.86
2025-12-04 18:20:51.37 +50:10:18.3 7.355 23.46 98.0 HIP 89760 21.25
2025-12-05 18:21:49.37 +50:08:58.7 7.365 23.49 97.4 HIP 90101 17.72
2025-12-06 18:22:47.50 +50:07:45.0 7.375 23.51 96.8 HIP 90101 10.87
2025-12-07 18:23:45.75 +50:06:37.3 7.384 23.51 96.8 HIP 90101 10.08