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478P/ATLAS

Basic Information of 478P/ATLAS

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.394112
Eccentricity 0.343813
Inclination (deg) 12.525200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 127.259100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 13.268400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.969077

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2024-05-02T06:18:25.920
Period (years) 6.969077

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 17:01:12.59 -15:16:16.8 4.787 44.67 99.6 HIP 83242 25.31
2025-11-22 17:02:25.66 -15:19:14.7 4.794 44.68 99.4 HIP 83242 32.21
2025-11-23 17:03:38.80 -15:22:09.3 4.801 44.69 99.2 HIP 83588 21.24
2025-11-24 17:04:52.02 -15:25:00.7 4.808 44.70 99.1 HIP 83588 9.38
2025-11-25 17:06:05.30 -15:27:48.9 4.815 44.71 98.9 HIP 83695 4.08
2025-11-26 17:07:18.65 -15:30:33.7 4.821 44.71 98.7 HIP 83695 14.44
2025-11-27 17:08:32.05 -15:33:15.4 4.827 44.71 98.5 HIP 83930 24.07
2025-11-28 17:09:45.49 -15:35:53.7 4.833 44.70 98.4 HIP 84012 11.75
2025-11-29 17:10:58.98 -15:38:28.8 4.839 44.70 98.2 HIP 84012 10.09
2025-11-30 17:12:12.51 -15:41:00.6 4.845 44.69 98.0 HIP 84269 21.58
2025-12-01 17:13:26.06 -15:43:29.2 4.850 44.67 97.8 HIP 84269 10.20
2025-12-02 17:14:39.64 -15:45:54.5 4.855 44.66 97.7 HIP 84351 8.94
2025-12-03 17:15:53.23 -15:48:16.5 4.860 44.64 97.5 HIP 84450 6.64
2025-12-04 17:17:06.84 -15:50:35.3 4.865 44.62 97.3 HIP 84647 17.31
2025-12-05 17:18:20.45 -15:52:50.9 4.870 44.59 97.1 HIP 84647 4.97
2025-12-06 17:19:34.07 -15:55:03.1 4.875 44.57 97.0 HIP 84675 14.81
2025-12-07 17:20:47.69 -15:57:12.2 4.879 44.57 97.0 HIP 84791 22.68