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C/1989 A5 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1989 A5 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.622899
Eccentricity 0.994970
Inclination (deg) 95.970600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 137.151400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 19.152500
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 11907.494065

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1989-02-10T03:16:50.880
Period (years) 11907.494065

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 21:11:00.83 -11:33:00.6 59.100 0.64 99.8 HIP 104559 11.18
2025-11-22 21:11:01.86 -11:33:03.2 59.120 0.68 98.1 HIP 104559 11.21
2025-11-23 21:11:02.95 -11:33:05.5 59.140 0.71 96.5 HIP 104559 11.26
2025-11-24 21:11:04.11 -11:33:07.5 59.160 0.75 95.2 HIP 104559 11.32
2025-11-25 21:11:05.34 -11:33:09.1 59.179 0.79 93.9 HIP 104559 11.41
2025-11-26 21:11:06.63 -11:33:10.4 59.199 0.83 92.8 HIP 104559 11.51
2025-11-27 21:11:07.98 -11:33:11.4 59.218 0.87 91.8 HIP 104559 11.63
2025-11-28 21:11:09.40 -11:33:12.0 59.238 0.91 90.9 HIP 104559 11.77
2025-11-29 21:11:10.88 -11:33:12.4 59.257 0.95 90.0 HIP 104654 11.64
2025-11-30 21:11:12.43 -11:33:12.4 59.276 0.98 89.3 HIP 104654 11.27
2025-12-01 21:11:14.04 -11:33:12.1 59.296 1.02 88.5 HIP 104654 10.89
2025-12-02 21:11:15.71 -11:33:11.4 59.315 1.06 87.9 HIP 104654 10.49
2025-12-03 21:11:17.44 -11:33:10.5 59.333 1.10 87.3 HIP 104654 10.07
2025-12-04 21:11:19.23 -11:33:09.2 59.352 1.14 86.7 HIP 104654 9.64
2025-12-05 21:11:21.08 -11:33:07.7 59.371 1.17 86.2 HIP 104654 9.20
2025-12-06 21:11:22.99 -11:33:05.8 59.389 1.21 85.7 HIP 104654 8.74
2025-12-07 21:11:24.96 -11:33:03.6 59.408 1.21 85.7 HIP 104654 8.26