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C/1987 W3 (Jensen-Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1987 W3 (Jensen-Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.312731
Eccentricity 1.001238
Inclination (deg) 77.329900
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 198.236800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 194.518500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-01-18T15:29:22.560

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 12:39:30.37 -17:35:46.9 61.094 1.81 121.9 HIP 61804 8.84
2025-11-22 12:39:32.95 -17:36:09.8 61.085 1.78 122.2 HIP 61804 8.12
2025-11-23 12:39:35.48 -17:36:32.6 61.076 1.75 122.6 HIP 61804 7.41
2025-11-24 12:39:37.96 -17:36:55.3 61.067 1.72 123.0 HIP 61804 6.71
2025-11-25 12:39:40.39 -17:37:17.8 61.058 1.70 123.3 HIP 61804 6.02
2025-11-26 12:39:42.76 -17:37:40.1 61.048 1.67 123.7 HIP 61804 5.35
2025-11-27 12:39:45.09 -17:38:02.3 61.038 1.64 124.1 HIP 61804 4.68
2025-11-28 12:39:47.36 -17:38:24.4 61.028 1.61 124.5 HIP 61804 4.03
2025-11-29 12:39:49.58 -17:38:46.2 61.018 1.57 125.0 HIP 61804 3.40
2025-11-30 12:39:51.75 -17:39:07.8 61.008 1.54 125.4 HIP 61804 2.77
2025-12-01 12:39:53.86 -17:39:29.3 60.998 1.51 125.9 HIP 61804 2.16
2025-12-02 12:39:55.92 -17:39:50.6 60.987 1.48 126.4 HIP 61804 1.57
2025-12-03 12:39:57.92 -17:40:11.6 60.976 1.45 126.9 HIP 61804 1.01
2025-12-04 12:39:59.86 -17:40:32.4 60.965 1.41 127.4 HIP 61804 0.52
2025-12-05 12:40:01.75 -17:40:53.1 60.954 1.38 127.9 HIP 61804 0.43
2025-12-06 12:40:03.58 -17:41:13.5 60.943 1.35 128.5 HIP 61804 0.84
2025-12-07 12:40:05.35 -17:41:33.6 60.931 1.35 128.5 HIP 61804 1.34