C/2024 X2 ( ATLAS )

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Updated on May 2, 2025

Profile Discovery Date December 12, 2024 Magnitude 18.8 mag Discoverer Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2025 July 7.86667 TT Payne q 3.6763084 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0197842 Peri. 315.77900 -0.57889653 -0.17603018 +/-0.0000125 Node 122.52295 +0.70310267 +0.38673093 e 0.9272671 Incl. 109.22109 -0.41294727 +0.90523619 From 269 observations 2024 Dec. 12-2025 Apr. 29, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.8 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-J08. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.