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121P/Shoemaker-Holt

Basic Information of 121P/Shoemaker-Holt

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.733498
Eccentricity 0.186697
Inclination (deg) 20.162200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 94.104500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 12.047400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9.835475

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-07-01T04:46:42.240
Period (years) 9.835475

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 14:49:36.56 -01:12:22.3 5.612 36.54 107.7 HIP 72428 16.31
2025-11-22 14:50:32.25 -01:16:49.2 5.609 36.43 107.6 HIP 72626 11.33
2025-11-23 14:51:27.85 -01:21:12.9 5.605 36.32 107.4 HIP 72626 8.84
2025-11-24 14:52:23.33 -01:25:33.2 5.601 36.21 107.2 HIP 72771 2.52
2025-11-25 14:53:18.70 -01:29:50.1 5.597 36.10 107.0 HIP 72771 12.75
2025-11-26 14:54:13.95 -01:34:03.7 5.592 35.98 106.8 HIP 72931 18.35
2025-11-27 14:55:09.07 -01:38:13.9 5.588 35.86 106.7 HIP 73038 13.09
2025-11-28 14:56:04.06 -01:42:20.6 5.583 35.73 106.5 HIP 73038 16.88
2025-11-29 14:56:58.91 -01:46:23.9 5.578 35.60 106.3 HIP 73225 14.53
2025-11-30 14:57:53.61 -01:50:23.8 5.573 35.47 106.1 HIP 73225 6.58
2025-12-01 14:58:48.17 -01:54:20.2 5.568 35.34 105.9 HIP 73338 8.49
2025-12-02 14:59:42.56 -01:58:13.2 5.563 35.20 105.8 HIP 73401 7.66
2025-12-03 15:00:36.80 -02:02:02.6 5.557 35.06 105.6 HIP 73401 13.00
2025-12-04 15:01:30.87 -02:05:48.6 5.551 34.92 105.4 HIP 73570 10.50
2025-12-05 15:02:24.76 -02:09:31.1 5.545 34.77 105.2 HIP 73570 9.81
2025-12-06 15:03:18.48 -02:13:10.1 5.539 34.62 105.0 HIP 73570 21.67
2025-12-07 15:04:12.02 -02:16:45.5 5.533 34.62 105.0 HIP 73862 28.73