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C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.865394
Eccentricity 1.000472
Inclination (deg) 75.641600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 285.961500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 74.088700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-11-25T09:10:04.800

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

C/2024 J3 (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 18:47:19.52 -08:02:26.8 5.631 23.61 61.8 HIP 92126 11.62
2025-11-22 18:47:53.15 -07:57:59.3 5.637 23.88 61.9 HIP 92128 18.70
2025-11-23 18:48:27.19 -07:53:29.4 5.642 24.16 62.0 HIP 92380 25.55
2025-11-24 18:49:01.64 -07:48:57.2 5.647 24.42 62.1 HIP 92380 16.94
2025-11-25 18:49:36.48 -07:44:22.4 5.652 24.69 62.1 HIP 92380 10.36
2025-11-26 18:50:11.70 -07:39:45.1 5.657 24.95 62.1 HIP 92380 10.95
2025-11-27 18:50:47.31 -07:35:05.2 5.662 25.21 62.2 HIP 92510 13.99
2025-11-28 18:51:23.29 -07:30:22.7 5.666 25.46 62.2 HIP 92510 17.87
2025-11-29 18:51:59.62 -07:25:37.6 5.671 25.71 62.2 HIP 92510 25.50
2025-11-30 18:52:36.31 -07:20:49.8 5.675 25.96 62.2 HIP 92601 22.45
2025-12-01 18:53:13.35 -07:15:59.2 5.679 26.20 62.2 HIP 92766 15.16
2025-12-02 18:53:50.73 -07:11:05.8 5.682 26.44 62.2 HIP 92766 10.04
2025-12-03 18:54:28.43 -07:06:09.6 5.686 26.68 62.2 HIP 92766 13.90
2025-12-04 18:55:06.46 -07:01:10.5 5.689 26.91 62.1 HIP 92868 5.62
2025-12-05 18:55:44.81 -06:56:08.6 5.692 27.14 62.1 HIP 92868 5.21
2025-12-06 18:56:23.47 -06:51:03.6 5.695 27.37 62.1 HIP 92868 16.04
2025-12-07 18:57:02.43 -06:45:55.7 5.698 27.37 62.1 HIP 92868 26.99