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C/1992 U1 (Shoemaker)

Basic Information of C/1992 U1 (Shoemaker)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.330323
Eccentricity 0.998562
Inclination (deg) 66.421200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 55.114500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 55.372100
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 65235.779086

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1993-03-09T03:10:22.080
Period (years) 65235.779086

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 16:02:23.02 -49:43:00.8 55.906 2.69 100.6 HIP 78616 18.67
2025-11-22 16:02:29.58 -49:43:12.7 55.911 2.70 101.0 HIP 78616 18.18
2025-11-23 16:02:36.14 -49:43:25.1 55.917 2.71 101.5 HIP 78616 17.73
2025-11-24 16:02:42.70 -49:43:38.0 55.922 2.71 101.9 HIP 78616 17.32
2025-11-25 16:02:49.27 -49:43:51.5 55.926 2.72 102.4 HIP 78616 16.97
2025-11-26 16:02:55.83 -49:44:05.4 55.931 2.72 102.8 HIP 78616 16.67
2025-11-27 16:03:02.39 -49:44:19.9 55.935 2.72 103.3 HIP 78616 16.43
2025-11-28 16:03:08.95 -49:44:34.9 55.939 2.72 103.7 HIP 78616 16.25
2025-11-29 16:03:15.51 -49:44:50.4 55.943 2.73 104.2 HIP 78616 16.13
2025-11-30 16:03:22.05 -49:45:06.4 55.947 2.73 104.6 HIP 78616 16.08
2025-12-01 16:03:28.59 -49:45:22.9 55.950 2.73 105.1 HIP 78616 16.09
2025-12-02 16:03:35.11 -49:45:39.9 55.953 2.73 105.5 HIP 78616 16.17
2025-12-03 16:03:41.63 -49:45:57.4 55.956 2.73 105.9 HIP 78616 16.31
2025-12-04 16:03:48.12 -49:46:15.4 55.958 2.73 106.4 HIP 78616 16.51
2025-12-05 16:03:54.60 -49:46:33.8 55.960 2.72 106.8 HIP 78831 15.64
2025-12-06 16:04:01.07 -49:46:52.8 55.962 2.72 107.3 HIP 78831 14.57
2025-12-07 16:04:07.51 -49:47:12.2 55.964 2.72 107.3 HIP 78831 13.52