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C/1987 H1 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1987 H1 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.511086
Eccentricity 1.001251
Inclination (deg) 132.476800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 268.350700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 17.066100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1986-11-20T03:50:06.720

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 06:56:45.03 +36:30:00.0 59.028 2.01 284.3 HIP 33348 15.42
2025-11-22 06:56:41.16 +36:30:11.9 59.019 2.04 284.0 HIP 33348 14.89
2025-11-23 06:56:37.22 +36:30:23.7 59.011 2.07 283.6 HIP 33348 14.38
2025-11-24 06:56:33.22 +36:30:35.4 59.003 2.09 283.3 HIP 33348 13.89
2025-11-25 06:56:29.16 +36:30:46.9 58.996 2.12 283.0 HIP 33348 13.44
2025-11-26 06:56:25.04 +36:30:58.3 58.988 2.15 282.6 HIP 33348 13.03
2025-11-27 06:56:20.87 +36:31:09.6 58.981 2.17 282.3 HIP 33348 12.66
2025-11-28 06:56:16.64 +36:31:20.7 58.974 2.20 282.0 HIP 33348 12.34
2025-11-29 06:56:12.36 +36:31:31.7 58.968 2.22 281.7 HIP 33348 12.08
2025-11-30 06:56:08.02 +36:31:42.5 58.961 2.25 281.4 HIP 33348 11.87
2025-12-01 06:56:03.63 +36:31:53.2 58.955 2.27 281.1 HIP 33348 11.74
2025-12-02 06:55:59.19 +36:32:03.7 58.949 2.29 280.8 HIP 33348 11.68
2025-12-03 06:55:54.71 +36:32:14.0 58.943 2.32 280.6 HIP 33348 11.69
2025-12-04 06:55:50.17 +36:32:24.2 58.938 2.34 280.3 HIP 33348 11.78
2025-12-05 06:55:45.59 +36:32:34.2 58.933 2.36 280.0 HIP 33348 11.94
2025-12-06 06:55:40.97 +36:32:44.0 58.928 2.38 279.7 HIP 33348 12.19
2025-12-07 06:55:36.30 +36:32:53.7 58.923 2.38 279.7 HIP 33348 12.51