C/2022 Q2 ( ATLAS )

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Updated on January 21, 2023

Profile Discovery Date August 27, 2022 Magnitude 19.0 mag Discoverer Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5 T 2023 Jan. 31.60109 TT Rudenko q 1.6440772 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00529098 Peri. 44.06772 +0.63800151 -0.76779880 a 32.6171153 Node 352.94374 -0.76951636 -0.63292510 e 0.9495946 Incl. 151.48531 +0.02826040 +0.09945260 P 186 >From 538 observations 2022 Aug. 27-Dec. 21, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2023-A50. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.