C/2022 U2 (ATLAS)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 14 January 2023 Perihelion distance (q): 1.3 Aphelion distance (Q) : 205.7 Period (years): 1,053 Eccentricity (e): 0.99 Inclination (i): 48.2 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve The ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) team discovered a 19th magnitude object in images taken with the 0.5 m Schmidt at Mauna Loa on 25 October 2022. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 14-Nov-22 18.2 0.4 25-Jan-23 14.69 0.08 11.5 3.4 18-Feb-23 12.4 4.5 23-Feb-23 16.15 0.03 13.4 2.6 13-Mar-23 15.4 0.9 20-Mar-23 16.0 0.9