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C/1984 U1 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1984 U1 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.491771
Eccentricity 0.990671
Inclination (deg) 179.213600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 238.072100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 182.714300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14282.886646

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1984-08-13T08:27:44.640
Period (years) 14282.886646

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 17:54:56.10 -23:50:10.3 62.183 1.98 90.2 HIP 87880 30.66
2025-11-22 17:54:59.56 -23:50:10.5 62.195 2.00 90.2 HIP 87880 29.88
2025-11-23 17:55:03.06 -23:50:10.7 62.206 2.02 90.2 HIP 87880 29.10
2025-11-24 17:55:06.59 -23:50:10.8 62.216 2.04 90.2 HIP 87880 28.31
2025-11-25 17:55:10.15 -23:50:11.0 62.227 2.05 90.2 HIP 87880 27.52
2025-11-26 17:55:13.74 -23:50:11.2 62.237 2.07 90.2 HIP 87880 26.72
2025-11-27 17:55:17.36 -23:50:11.4 62.247 2.09 90.2 HIP 87880 25.91
2025-11-28 17:55:21.01 -23:50:11.7 62.257 2.10 90.2 HIP 87880 25.10
2025-11-29 17:55:24.69 -23:50:11.9 62.267 2.12 90.2 HIP 87880 24.29
2025-11-30 17:55:28.39 -23:50:12.1 62.276 2.13 90.3 HIP 87880 23.47
2025-12-01 17:55:32.12 -23:50:12.3 62.285 2.15 90.3 HIP 87880 22.64
2025-12-02 17:55:35.87 -23:50:12.5 62.293 2.16 90.3 HIP 87880 21.82
2025-12-03 17:55:39.65 -23:50:12.8 62.302 2.17 90.3 HIP 87880 20.99
2025-12-04 17:55:43.45 -23:50:13.0 62.310 2.18 90.3 HIP 87880 20.16
2025-12-05 17:55:47.27 -23:50:13.2 62.318 2.19 90.3 HIP 87880 19.33
2025-12-06 17:55:51.11 -23:50:13.5 62.325 2.20 90.3 HIP 87880 18.50
2025-12-07 17:55:54.96 -23:50:13.7 62.332 2.20 90.3 HIP 87880 17.67