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C/2024 X2 (ATLAS)

Basic Information of C/2024 X2 (ATLAS)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.676417
Eccentricity 0.927873
Inclination (deg) 109.225800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 122.520300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 315.796800
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 363.906946

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-07-07T23:22:50.880
Period (years) 363.906946

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 09:22:53.30 -04:09:09.7 3.666 20.80 325.4 HIP 45889 22.91
2025-11-22 09:22:34.37 -04:02:18.6 3.651 21.56 324.4 HIP 45889 21.50
2025-11-23 09:22:14.23 -03:55:18.1 3.635 22.33 323.4 HIP 45889 23.16
2025-11-24 09:21:52.87 -03:48:08.0 3.620 23.12 322.4 HIP 45889 27.62
2025-11-25 09:21:30.27 -03:40:48.0 3.605 23.93 321.6 HIP 45889 34.05
2025-11-26 09:21:06.44 -03:33:18.0 3.590 24.75 320.8 HIP 45889 41.75
2025-11-27 09:20:41.35 -03:25:37.8 3.575 25.59 320.0 HIP 45689 32.35
2025-11-28 09:20:15.00 -03:17:47.2 3.560 26.43 319.3 HIP 45689 22.88
2025-11-29 09:19:47.39 -03:09:46.0 3.545 27.29 318.7 HIP 45689 14.17
2025-11-30 09:19:18.51 -03:01:34.2 3.530 28.16 318.1 HIP 45689 9.97
2025-12-01 09:18:48.35 -02:53:11.4 3.515 29.05 317.5 HIP 45689 15.57
2025-12-02 09:18:16.90 -02:44:37.6 3.501 29.94 316.9 HIP 45710 21.31
2025-12-03 09:17:44.17 -02:35:52.6 3.486 30.84 316.4 HIP 45710 22.45
2025-12-04 09:17:10.14 -02:26:56.3 3.472 31.74 316.0 HIP 45710 29.33
2025-12-05 09:16:34.80 -02:17:48.5 3.457 32.66 315.5 HIP 45710 39.36
2025-12-06 09:15:58.17 -02:08:29.2 3.443 33.58 315.1 HIP 45378 37.14
2025-12-07 09:15:20.22 -01:58:58.1 3.429 33.58 315.1 HIP 45378 24.77