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Comet C/2022 E2 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 ascension2h 46.8m
Declination65° 39'
ConstellationCassiopeia
Distance from Earth3.098 AU
Last observed magnitude13.2
Date of last reported observation2024-Dec-22
Altitude-23.8°
Azimuth355° (N)
Angular separation from Sun127.2°
Ecliptic latitude36.6°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun3.775 AU
Perihelion3.666 AU
(2024-Sep-14)
Aphelion-
Period-
Eccentricity1.000837
Inclination to ecliptic137.1°
Speed relative to Sun21.685 km/s

Warning!
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