ATLAS

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-2,018.433 AU

Eccentricity

1.0013

Inclination

129.31°

Perihelion

2.692 AU

Longitude of ascending node

39.24°

Argument of periapsis

199.94°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2460381.83009 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 669.7 LD

1.7208 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

2,512

Data arc

3.66 years

First observed

20 May 2022

Last observed

14 January 2026

Residual RMS

0.35 ″

Solution · Shantanu Naidu

5 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

11.2

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5

11.2

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2022 L2