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Comet C/2024 L5 ATLAS Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension8h 40.7m
Declination19° 5'
ConstellationCancer
Distance from Earth5.972 AU
Last observed magnitude19.1
Date of last reported observation2026-Apr-07
Altitude65.1°
Azimuth321° (NW)
Angular separation from Sun49.1°
Ecliptic latitude0.8°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun5.363 AU
Perihelion3.433 AU
(2025-Mar-10)
Aphelion-
Period-
Eccentricity1.037080
Inclination to ecliptic166.6°
Speed relative to Sun18.451 km/s

Warning!
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