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C/1986 E1 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1986 E1 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.524126
Eccentricity 0.944917
Inclination (deg) 159.807900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 294.997400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 123.497500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 511.741648

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1986-03-25T03:13:32.160
Period (years) 511.741648

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 01:16:10.75 -13:38:12.7 54.323 2.10 266.1 HIP 5835 20.75
2025-11-22 01:16:07.29 -13:38:16.1 54.337 2.07 266.7 HIP 5835 19.94
2025-11-23 01:16:03.89 -13:38:19.0 54.352 2.04 267.4 HIP 5835 19.14
2025-11-24 01:16:00.53 -13:38:21.3 54.367 2.01 268.0 HIP 5835 18.36
2025-11-25 01:15:57.22 -13:38:22.9 54.382 1.98 268.7 HIP 5835 17.60
2025-11-26 01:15:53.96 -13:38:24.0 54.397 1.95 269.4 HIP 5835 16.86
2025-11-27 01:15:50.75 -13:38:24.5 54.412 1.91 270.1 HIP 5835 16.14
2025-11-28 01:15:47.60 -13:38:24.4 54.428 1.88 270.9 HIP 5835 15.45
2025-11-29 01:15:44.50 -13:38:23.7 54.444 1.85 271.6 HIP 5835 14.77
2025-11-30 01:15:41.46 -13:38:22.4 54.460 1.82 272.4 HIP 5835 14.12
2025-12-01 01:15:38.47 -13:38:20.6 54.476 1.78 273.3 HIP 5835 13.49
2025-12-02 01:15:35.54 -13:38:18.1 54.492 1.75 274.1 HIP 5835 12.90
2025-12-03 01:15:32.67 -13:38:15.1 54.508 1.72 275.0 HIP 5835 12.33
2025-12-04 01:15:29.85 -13:38:11.5 54.525 1.68 275.9 HIP 5835 11.79
2025-12-05 01:15:27.09 -13:38:07.4 54.541 1.65 276.9 HIP 5835 11.29
2025-12-06 01:15:24.39 -13:38:02.6 54.558 1.62 277.9 HIP 5835 10.82
2025-12-07 01:15:21.75 -13:37:57.3 54.575 1.62 277.9 HIP 5835 10.39