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C/1988 L1 (Shoemaker-Holt-Rodriquez)

Basic Information of C/1988 L1 (Shoemaker-Holt-Rodriquez)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.469774
Eccentricity 0.999846
Inclination (deg) 97.981300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 115.446700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 232.036100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 2030975.761136

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1989-06-27T22:46:59.520
Period (years) 2030975.761136

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 08:02:15.49 +49:37:06.2 58.826 1.90 317.0 HIP 39167 20.42
2025-11-22 08:02:12.30 +49:37:39.5 58.817 1.92 316.1 HIP 39167 20.41
2025-11-23 08:02:09.01 +49:38:12.6 58.808 1.94 315.2 HIP 39167 20.41
2025-11-24 08:02:05.63 +49:38:45.7 58.800 1.96 314.3 HIP 39167 20.43
2025-11-25 08:02:02.15 +49:39:18.6 58.791 1.99 313.4 HIP 39167 20.47
2025-11-26 08:01:58.59 +49:39:51.4 58.783 2.01 312.6 HIP 39167 20.52
2025-11-27 08:01:54.93 +49:40:24.0 58.775 2.03 311.8 HIP 39167 20.60
2025-11-28 08:01:51.19 +49:40:56.5 58.767 2.05 311.0 HIP 39167 20.70
2025-11-29 08:01:47.36 +49:41:28.8 58.759 2.07 310.2 HIP 39167 20.82
2025-11-30 08:01:43.44 +49:42:00.9 58.751 2.10 309.4 HIP 39167 20.96
2025-12-01 08:01:39.44 +49:42:32.9 58.744 2.12 308.7 HIP 39097 20.86
2025-12-02 08:01:35.35 +49:43:04.6 58.737 2.14 308.0 HIP 39097 20.63
2025-12-03 08:01:31.18 +49:43:36.2 58.730 2.16 307.2 HIP 39097 20.43
2025-12-04 08:01:26.93 +49:44:07.5 58.723 2.18 306.5 HIP 39097 20.25
2025-12-05 08:01:22.59 +49:44:38.6 58.717 2.20 305.8 HIP 39097 20.09
2025-12-06 08:01:18.18 +49:45:09.4 58.710 2.22 305.1 HIP 39097 19.95
2025-12-07 08:01:13.69 +49:45:40.1 58.704 2.22 305.1 HIP 39097 19.85