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C/1984 U2 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1984 U2 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.206289
Eccentricity 0.971115
Inclination (deg) 14.008300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 223.644900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 229.019600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 269.878628

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1984-12-08T17:54:31.680
Period (years) 269.878628

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 17:24:24.45 -14:34:18.0 54.959 2.61 96.5 HIP 85239 10.03
2025-11-22 17:24:28.75 -14:34:25.1 54.967 2.63 96.3 HIP 85239 9.00
2025-11-23 17:24:33.07 -14:34:32.1 54.975 2.65 96.2 HIP 85239 7.96
2025-11-24 17:24:37.42 -14:34:38.9 54.983 2.66 96.0 HIP 85239 6.93
2025-11-25 17:24:41.79 -14:34:45.6 54.990 2.67 95.8 HIP 85239 5.91
2025-11-26 17:24:46.19 -14:34:52.1 54.997 2.69 95.7 HIP 85239 4.89
2025-11-27 17:24:50.61 -14:34:58.5 55.004 2.70 95.5 HIP 85239 3.91
2025-11-28 17:24:55.06 -14:35:04.7 55.011 2.71 95.4 HIP 85239 2.98
2025-11-29 17:24:59.52 -14:35:10.8 55.017 2.72 95.2 HIP 85239 2.19
2025-11-30 17:25:04.01 -14:35:16.8 55.023 2.73 95.1 HIP 85239 1.77
2025-12-01 17:25:08.51 -14:35:22.5 55.029 2.74 94.9 HIP 85239 1.95
2025-12-02 17:25:13.03 -14:35:28.2 55.034 2.75 94.7 HIP 85239 2.63
2025-12-03 17:25:17.56 -14:35:33.6 55.039 2.76 94.6 HIP 85239 3.53
2025-12-04 17:25:22.11 -14:35:38.9 55.044 2.77 94.4 HIP 85239 4.53
2025-12-05 17:25:26.68 -14:35:44.1 55.049 2.77 94.3 HIP 85239 5.57
2025-12-06 17:25:31.25 -14:35:49.0 55.053 2.78 94.1 HIP 85239 6.63
2025-12-07 17:25:35.83 -14:35:53.9 55.057 2.78 94.1 HIP 85239 7.71