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C/1991 B1 (Shoemaker-Levy)

Basic Information of C/1991 B1 (Shoemaker-Levy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.290243
Eccentricity 0.992978
Inclination (deg) 76.761400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 144.619800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 74.710000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5890.214479

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1991-12-15T11:53:05.280
Period (years) 5890.214479

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 00:39:22.74 -52:48:31.9 55.511 2.00 309.9 HIP 3085 12.34
2025-11-22 00:39:18.68 -52:48:01.1 55.525 2.00 311.3 HIP 3085 11.77
2025-11-23 00:39:14.71 -52:47:29.5 55.539 1.99 312.6 HIP 3085 11.21
2025-11-24 00:39:10.83 -52:46:57.2 55.553 1.99 314.0 HIP 3085 10.66
2025-11-25 00:39:07.04 -52:46:24.0 55.567 1.99 315.3 HIP 3085 10.14
2025-11-26 00:39:03.35 -52:45:50.1 55.581 1.98 316.7 HIP 3085 9.64
2025-11-27 00:38:59.75 -52:45:15.4 55.595 1.98 318.1 HIP 3085 9.16
2025-11-28 00:38:56.25 -52:44:40.0 55.609 1.98 319.4 HIP 3085 8.72
2025-11-29 00:38:52.85 -52:44:03.9 55.623 1.98 320.8 HIP 3085 8.31
2025-11-30 00:38:49.55 -52:43:27.1 55.638 1.98 322.2 HIP 3085 7.94
2025-12-01 00:38:46.34 -52:42:49.5 55.652 1.98 323.6 HIP 3085 7.62
2025-12-02 00:38:43.24 -52:42:11.3 55.666 1.98 324.9 HIP 3085 7.35
2025-12-03 00:38:40.23 -52:41:32.4 55.680 1.98 326.3 HIP 3085 7.14
2025-12-04 00:38:37.33 -52:40:52.9 55.694 1.98 327.6 HIP 3085 7.00
2025-12-05 00:38:34.53 -52:40:12.7 55.708 1.98 329.0 HIP 3085 6.93
2025-12-06 00:38:31.83 -52:39:31.9 55.722 1.99 330.3 HIP 3085 6.92
2025-12-07 00:38:29.24 -52:38:50.4 55.737 1.99 330.3 HIP 3085 6.99