478P/ATLAS (2024)

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Updated on April 11, 2024

Profile Designation 478P/2023 Y3 Discovery Date December 18, 2023 Magnitude 18.9 mag Discoverer Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2024 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2460400.5 T 2024 May 1.96389 TT Rudenko q 2.3936079 (2000.0) P Q n 0.14158883 Peri. 13.17777 -0.76674457 -0.61831968 a 3.6457206 Node 127.27160 +0.56756412 -0.77855457 e 0.3434473 Incl. 12.52523 +0.29995622 -0.10739440 P 6.96 >From 501 observations 2015 Sept. 18-2024 Mar. 6, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 6.5 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2024-F34. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.