C/2022 W2 ( ATLAS )

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Updated on June 25, 2023

Profile Discovery Date November 24, 2022 Magnitude 19.1 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 Mar. 8.67893 TT Rudenko q 3.1227963 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0029941 Peri. 123.25718 -0.18552722 -0.80041137 +/-0.0000001 Node 320.44924 +0.28628087 +0.51089761 e 0.9906500 Incl. 63.53205 +0.94001219 -0.31356860 >From 237 observations 2022 Nov. 5-2023 May 16, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 10.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2023-L37. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.