C/2023 S2 ( ATLAS )

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Updated on January 28, 2024

Profile Discovery Date September 28, 2023 Magnitude 15.1 mag Discoverer Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5 T 2023 Oct. 15.37696 TT Rudenko q 1.0677199 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0066313 Peri. 78.10880 +0.57705200 +0.77068592 +/-0.0000155 Node 230.56194 -0.81647998 +0.55219302 e 0.9929196 Incl. 20.48544 +0.01927244 +0.31800327 >From 401 observations 2023 Sept. 28-Dec. 7, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.5 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r(t + 10)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2023-X256. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.