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155P/Shoemaker

Basic Information of 155P/Shoemaker

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.789426
Eccentricity 0.727738
Inclination (deg) 6.410900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 97.156800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 14.540900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 16.849618

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-11-17T21:58:53.760
Period (years) 16.849618

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 18:26:33.23 -23:31:38.2 11.463 12.67 88.3 HIP 90400 5.83
2025-11-22 18:26:55.33 -23:31:29.1 11.475 12.78 88.3 HIP 90400 6.19
2025-11-23 18:27:17.63 -23:31:19.6 11.487 12.89 88.2 HIP 90400 9.73
2025-11-24 18:27:40.11 -23:31:09.8 11.498 13.00 88.2 HIP 90523 8.98
2025-11-25 18:28:02.78 -23:30:59.7 11.509 13.10 88.1 HIP 90523 4.53
2025-11-26 18:28:25.62 -23:30:49.3 11.520 13.19 88.1 HIP 90523 3.83
2025-11-27 18:28:48.63 -23:30:38.6 11.530 13.29 88.0 HIP 90523 8.02
2025-11-28 18:29:11.80 -23:30:27.6 11.541 13.38 88.0 HIP 90523 13.06
2025-11-29 18:29:35.13 -23:30:16.2 11.551 13.47 88.0 HIP 90523 18.29
2025-11-30 18:29:58.62 -23:30:04.5 11.560 13.56 87.9 HIP 90713 16.59
2025-12-01 18:30:22.26 -23:29:52.5 11.570 13.64 87.9 HIP 90713 14.92
2025-12-02 18:30:46.04 -23:29:40.2 11.579 13.72 87.8 HIP 90793 13.32
2025-12-03 18:31:09.96 -23:29:27.6 11.589 13.80 87.8 HIP 90793 10.79
2025-12-04 18:31:34.01 -23:29:14.7 11.597 13.87 87.7 HIP 90793 10.76
2025-12-05 18:31:58.20 -23:29:01.4 11.606 13.95 87.7 HIP 90793 13.29
2025-12-06 18:32:22.51 -23:28:47.9 11.615 14.02 87.7 HIP 90793 17.32
2025-12-07 18:32:46.94 -23:28:34.0 11.623 14.02 87.7 HIP 90793 22.05