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C/1983 R1 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1983 R1 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.417945
Eccentricity 0.999446
Inclination (deg) 137.965000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 164.575900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 176.175400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 484599.495718

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1983-11-06T00:01:52.320
Period (years) 484599.495718

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 11:59:42.05 -21:23:29.8 65.255 1.47 136.6 HIP 58596 19.45
2025-11-22 11:59:43.79 -21:23:55.5 65.245 1.45 137.4 HIP 58596 19.28
2025-11-23 11:59:45.48 -21:24:21.0 65.235 1.42 138.1 HIP 58596 19.14
2025-11-24 11:59:47.11 -21:24:46.4 65.225 1.40 139.0 HIP 58596 19.02
2025-11-25 11:59:48.68 -21:25:11.7 65.215 1.37 139.8 HIP 58596 18.93
2025-11-26 11:59:50.20 -21:25:36.8 65.204 1.34 140.7 HIP 58596 18.86
2025-11-27 11:59:51.66 -21:26:01.8 65.194 1.32 141.6 HIP 58596 18.82
2025-11-28 11:59:53.07 -21:26:26.6 65.183 1.29 142.6 HIP 58596 18.80
2025-11-29 11:59:54.42 -21:26:51.2 65.172 1.27 143.6 HIP 58596 18.81
2025-11-30 11:59:55.71 -21:27:15.6 65.161 1.24 144.6 HIP 58596 18.84
2025-12-01 11:59:56.94 -21:27:39.9 65.150 1.21 145.7 HIP 58596 18.89
2025-12-02 11:59:58.12 -21:28:03.9 65.138 1.19 146.8 HIP 58596 18.96
2025-12-03 11:59:59.24 -21:28:27.7 65.127 1.16 148.0 HIP 58596 19.05
2025-12-04 12:00:00.29 -21:28:51.4 65.115 1.14 149.2 HIP 58596 19.15
2025-12-05 12:00:01.29 -21:29:14.8 65.103 1.11 150.5 HIP 58596 19.28
2025-12-06 12:00:02.23 -21:29:38.0 65.091 1.08 151.9 HIP 58629 19.07
2025-12-07 12:00:03.11 -21:30:00.9 65.079 1.08 151.9 HIP 58629 18.82