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C/1988 B1 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1988 B1 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.974359
Eccentricity 1.000500
Inclination (deg) 80.630300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 325.610300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 123.827500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1987-03-24T11:15:04.320

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 07:23:47.26 -74:15:38.8 59.917 2.63 219.8 HIP 35794 9.30
2025-11-22 07:23:37.32 -74:16:27.2 59.920 2.63 220.8 HIP 35794 9.87
2025-11-23 07:23:27.17 -74:17:14.9 59.923 2.63 221.8 HIP 35794 10.49
2025-11-24 07:23:16.81 -74:18:02.0 59.925 2.63 222.8 HIP 35794 11.17
2025-11-25 07:23:06.25 -74:18:48.2 59.928 2.63 223.8 HIP 35794 11.89
2025-11-26 07:22:55.48 -74:19:33.8 59.931 2.63 224.7 HIP 35794 12.64
2025-11-27 07:22:44.52 -74:20:18.6 59.934 2.63 225.7 HIP 35794 13.43
2025-11-28 07:22:33.37 -74:21:02.6 59.936 2.63 226.7 HIP 35794 14.24
2025-11-29 07:22:22.02 -74:21:45.8 59.939 2.63 227.7 HIP 35794 15.06
2025-11-30 07:22:10.49 -74:22:28.2 59.941 2.63 228.7 HIP 35794 15.91
2025-12-01 07:21:58.77 -74:23:09.8 59.944 2.63 229.6 HIP 35794 16.76
2025-12-02 07:21:46.87 -74:23:50.6 59.946 2.62 230.6 HIP 35512 17.39
2025-12-03 07:21:34.79 -74:24:30.6 59.948 2.62 231.6 HIP 35512 17.63
2025-12-04 07:21:22.55 -74:25:09.6 59.951 2.62 232.6 HIP 35512 17.92
2025-12-05 07:21:10.13 -74:25:47.9 59.953 2.62 233.6 HIP 35512 18.25
2025-12-06 07:20:57.54 -74:26:25.2 59.955 2.62 234.6 HIP 35512 18.61
2025-12-07 07:20:44.80 -74:27:01.7 59.957 2.62 234.6 HIP 35512 19.01