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Comet C/2022 L2 ATLAS Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension17h 23.0m
Declination23° 3'
ConstellationHercules
Distance from Earth3.181 AU
Last observed magnitude16.1
Date of last reported observation2023-May-28
Altitude27.9°
Azimuth296° (WNW)
Angular separation from Sun133.3°
Ecliptic latitude35.5°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun3.946 AU
Perihelion2.692 AU
(2024-Mar-12)
Aphelion-
Period-
Eccentricity1.001144
Inclination to ecliptic129.3°
Speed relative to Sun21.213 km/s

Warning!
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