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C/1989 A6 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1989 A6 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.207834
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 25.505000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 74.314700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 18.835500
Epoch 1988-11-02T02:05:16.800
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1988-11-02T02:05:16.800

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 16:39:23.30 -20:46:12.6 61.316 2.47 99.0 HIP 81632 27.35
2025-11-22 16:39:27.48 -20:46:21.9 61.323 2.48 98.9 HIP 81632 26.89
2025-11-23 16:39:31.67 -20:46:31.1 61.329 2.49 98.9 HIP 81632 26.46
2025-11-24 16:39:35.87 -20:46:40.4 61.335 2.49 98.9 HIP 81632 26.06
2025-11-25 16:39:40.08 -20:46:49.6 61.340 2.50 98.8 HIP 81632 25.68
2025-11-26 16:39:44.31 -20:46:58.8 61.346 2.50 98.8 HIP 81632 25.34
2025-11-27 16:39:48.54 -20:47:08.0 61.351 2.51 98.8 HIP 81632 25.04
2025-11-28 16:39:52.78 -20:47:17.2 61.356 2.51 98.8 HIP 81632 24.77
2025-11-29 16:39:57.03 -20:47:26.4 61.360 2.51 98.7 HIP 81632 24.54
2025-11-30 16:40:01.28 -20:47:35.5 61.364 2.52 98.7 HIP 81632 24.34
2025-12-01 16:40:05.54 -20:47:44.6 61.368 2.52 98.7 HIP 81632 24.19
2025-12-02 16:40:09.80 -20:47:53.7 61.372 2.52 98.6 HIP 81632 24.08
2025-12-03 16:40:14.06 -20:48:02.8 61.375 2.52 98.6 HIP 81632 24.01
2025-12-04 16:40:18.32 -20:48:11.9 61.378 2.52 98.6 HIP 81632 23.98
2025-12-05 16:40:22.58 -20:48:20.9 61.381 2.52 98.5 HIP 81632 23.99
2025-12-06 16:40:26.84 -20:48:29.8 61.383 2.51 98.5 HIP 81632 24.04
2025-12-07 16:40:31.10 -20:48:38.8 61.385 2.51 98.5 HIP 81632 24.14