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C/1988 J1 (Shoemaker-Holt)

Basic Information of C/1988 J1 (Shoemaker-Holt)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.212281
Eccentricity 0.997278
Inclination (deg) 63.053500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 288.342800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 327.043600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 9398.807754

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-02-15T21:51:59.040
Period (years) 9398.807754

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 05:00:07.83 +65:32:06.6 60.503 2.33 276.2 HIP 23324 11.78
2025-11-22 04:59:58.88 +65:32:12.6 60.501 2.34 275.4 HIP 23324 12.33
2025-11-23 04:59:49.87 +65:32:17.8 60.499 2.35 274.6 HIP 23324 12.93
2025-11-24 04:59:40.82 +65:32:22.4 60.498 2.36 273.8 HIP 23324 13.55
2025-11-25 04:59:31.73 +65:32:26.1 60.497 2.37 273.1 HIP 23324 14.21
2025-11-26 04:59:22.60 +65:32:29.2 60.496 2.37 272.3 HIP 23324 14.89
2025-11-27 04:59:13.43 +65:32:31.5 60.495 2.38 271.6 HIP 23324 15.59
2025-11-28 04:59:04.23 +65:32:33.1 60.494 2.39 270.8 HIP 23324 16.31
2025-11-29 04:58:55.00 +65:32:33.9 60.494 2.40 270.1 HIP 23324 17.05
2025-11-30 04:58:45.74 +65:32:33.9 60.494 2.40 269.4 HIP 23047 17.64
2025-12-01 04:58:36.46 +65:32:33.3 60.494 2.41 268.6 HIP 23047 17.23
2025-12-02 04:58:27.17 +65:32:31.9 60.495 2.41 267.9 HIP 23047 16.85
2025-12-03 04:58:17.85 +65:32:29.7 60.495 2.42 267.2 HIP 23047 16.51
2025-12-04 04:58:08.52 +65:32:26.8 60.496 2.42 266.4 HIP 23047 16.21
2025-12-05 04:57:59.18 +65:32:23.2 60.497 2.43 265.7 HIP 23047 15.94
2025-12-06 04:57:49.84 +65:32:18.8 60.498 2.43 265.0 HIP 23047 15.73
2025-12-07 04:57:40.49 +65:32:13.7 60.500 2.43 265.0 HIP 23047 15.55