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C/1984 K1 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1984 K1 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.654958
Eccentricity 0.998262
Inclination (deg) 116.251500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 49.402500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 235.067300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 59705.154235

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1985-09-17T03:26:38.400
Period (years) 59705.154235

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 01:17:53.40 +39:09:03.3 62.313 2.24 233.7 HIP 6029 13.04
2025-11-22 01:17:49.68 +39:08:31.4 62.323 2.23 233.1 HIP 6029 12.27
2025-11-23 01:17:46.00 +39:07:59.4 62.333 2.21 232.6 HIP 6029 11.53
2025-11-24 01:17:42.38 +39:07:27.1 62.343 2.19 232.0 HIP 6029 10.81
2025-11-25 01:17:38.81 +39:06:54.7 62.353 2.18 231.4 HIP 6029 10.12
2025-11-26 01:17:35.30 +39:06:22.1 62.364 2.16 230.9 HIP 6029 9.46
2025-11-27 01:17:31.85 +39:05:49.4 62.375 2.14 230.3 HIP 6029 8.83
2025-11-28 01:17:28.45 +39:05:16.5 62.386 2.12 229.7 HIP 6029 8.24
2025-11-29 01:17:25.11 +39:04:43.5 62.397 2.11 229.1 HIP 6029 7.70
2025-11-30 01:17:21.83 +39:04:10.4 62.409 2.09 228.4 HIP 6029 7.22
2025-12-01 01:17:18.61 +39:03:37.2 62.421 2.07 227.8 HIP 6029 6.80
2025-12-02 01:17:15.46 +39:03:03.8 62.433 2.05 227.2 HIP 6029 6.45
2025-12-03 01:17:12.36 +39:02:30.4 62.445 2.03 226.5 HIP 6029 6.20
2025-12-04 01:17:09.33 +39:01:56.9 62.457 2.01 225.9 HIP 6029 6.03
2025-12-05 01:17:06.36 +39:01:23.4 62.470 1.99 225.2 HIP 6029 5.97
2025-12-06 01:17:03.46 +39:00:49.8 62.483 1.97 224.5 HIP 6029 6.00
2025-12-07 01:17:00.62 +39:00:16.1 62.496 1.97 224.5 HIP 6029 6.12