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181P/Shoemaker-Levy

Basic Information of 181P/Shoemaker-Levy

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.165502
Eccentricity 0.699583
Inclination (deg) 17.472400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 35.424100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 336.309100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.641573

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-08-30T03:00:17.280
Period (years) 7.641573

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 13:18:37.23 -01:43:07.3 7.325 19.59 111.6 HIP 65083 27.15
2025-11-22 13:19:06.38 -01:46:00.3 7.314 19.41 111.5 HIP 65083 20.69
2025-11-23 13:19:35.29 -01:48:51.1 7.303 19.24 111.4 HIP 65083 15.57
2025-11-24 13:20:03.96 -01:51:39.6 7.291 19.05 111.3 HIP 65083 13.31
2025-11-25 13:20:32.38 -01:54:25.8 7.279 18.87 111.2 HIP 65083 15.13
2025-11-26 13:21:00.54 -01:57:09.6 7.268 18.68 111.1 HIP 65083 19.86
2025-11-27 13:21:28.44 -01:59:51.1 7.256 18.49 111.0 HIP 65083 25.89
2025-11-28 13:21:56.07 -02:02:30.2 7.243 18.29 110.9 HIP 65083 32.44
2025-11-29 13:22:23.42 -02:05:06.9 7.231 18.09 110.8 HIP 65397 27.41
2025-11-30 13:22:50.49 -02:07:41.1 7.218 17.89 110.7 HIP 65397 20.65
2025-12-01 13:23:17.28 -02:10:12.9 7.206 17.68 110.6 HIP 65397 14.41
2025-12-02 13:23:43.78 -02:12:42.2 7.193 17.47 110.5 HIP 65397 9.58
2025-12-03 13:24:09.98 -02:15:09.0 7.180 17.25 110.4 HIP 65411 5.15
2025-12-04 13:24:35.87 -02:17:33.2 7.166 17.03 110.3 HIP 65411 3.23
2025-12-05 13:25:01.46 -02:19:54.9 7.153 16.81 110.2 HIP 65478 7.10
2025-12-06 13:25:26.73 -02:22:13.9 7.139 16.59 110.1 HIP 65478 9.30
2025-12-07 13:25:51.68 -02:24:30.4 7.125 16.59 110.1 HIP 65478 14.50