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118P/Shoemaker-Levy

Basic Information of 118P/Shoemaker-Levy

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.829255
Eccentricity 0.453800
Inclination (deg) 10.092700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 142.046300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 314.972500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.128918

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-01-10T11:47:29.254
Period (years) 6.128918

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 17:57:54.24 -17:08:53.8 5.684 31.55 94.5 HIP 88019 20.87
2025-11-22 17:58:46.90 -17:09:53.1 5.692 31.68 94.4 HIP 88019 18.47
2025-11-23 17:59:39.81 -17:10:50.4 5.700 31.81 94.2 HIP 88019 23.79
2025-11-24 18:00:32.95 -17:11:45.7 5.708 31.94 94.0 HIP 88258 12.21
2025-11-25 18:01:26.32 -17:12:38.8 5.715 32.06 93.8 HIP 88258 3.32
2025-11-26 18:02:19.90 -17:13:29.9 5.723 32.18 93.7 HIP 88258 14.16
2025-11-27 18:03:13.70 -17:14:18.9 5.730 32.29 93.5 HIP 88409 10.67
2025-11-28 18:04:07.71 -17:15:05.8 5.737 32.40 93.3 HIP 88504 6.93
2025-11-29 18:05:01.91 -17:15:50.6 5.744 32.51 93.2 HIP 88504 11.06
2025-11-30 18:05:56.30 -17:16:33.2 5.750 32.61 93.0 HIP 88504 23.12
2025-12-01 18:06:50.87 -17:17:13.8 5.757 32.71 92.8 HIP 88816 15.88
2025-12-02 18:07:45.62 -17:17:52.2 5.763 32.81 92.7 HIP 88816 8.64
2025-12-03 18:08:40.54 -17:18:28.5 5.769 32.90 92.5 HIP 88816 15.49
2025-12-04 18:09:35.63 -17:19:02.7 5.774 32.99 92.4 HIP 89106 23.03
2025-12-05 18:10:30.88 -17:19:34.8 5.780 33.08 92.2 HIP 89106 10.10
2025-12-06 18:11:26.27 -17:20:04.7 5.785 33.16 92.0 HIP 89106 4.74
2025-12-07 18:12:21.82 -17:20:32.4 5.790 33.16 92.0 HIP 89106 17.15