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D/1993 F2-A (Shoemaker-Levy)

Basic Information of D/1993 F2-A (Shoemaker-Levy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type D
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.763050
Eccentricity 9.999999
Inclination (deg) 160.103700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 206.640400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 43.484900
Epoch 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1994-08-21T05:39:50.400

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 04:09:14.60 +34:25:02.6 270.895 0.56 260.2 HIP 19364 26.63
2025-11-22 04:09:13.52 +34:25:00.3 270.917 0.56 260.0 HIP 19364 26.56
2025-11-23 04:09:12.45 +34:24:58.0 270.939 0.56 259.7 HIP 19364 26.49
2025-11-24 04:09:11.37 +34:24:55.5 270.961 0.57 259.5 HIP 19364 26.42
2025-11-25 04:09:10.29 +34:24:53.1 270.983 0.57 259.3 HIP 19364 26.35
2025-11-26 04:09:09.21 +34:24:50.5 271.006 0.57 259.1 HIP 19364 26.28
2025-11-27 04:09:08.13 +34:24:48.0 271.029 0.57 258.8 HIP 19364 26.21
2025-11-28 04:09:07.05 +34:24:45.3 271.053 0.57 258.6 HIP 19364 26.15
2025-11-29 04:09:05.98 +34:24:42.6 271.076 0.57 258.4 HIP 19364 26.08
2025-11-30 04:09:04.90 +34:24:39.9 271.100 0.57 258.2 HIP 19364 26.01
2025-12-01 04:09:03.82 +34:24:37.1 271.125 0.57 257.9 HIP 19364 25.95
2025-12-02 04:09:02.75 +34:24:34.3 271.149 0.57 257.7 HIP 19364 25.89
2025-12-03 04:09:01.68 +34:24:31.4 271.174 0.56 257.5 HIP 19364 25.82
2025-12-04 04:09:00.61 +34:24:28.5 271.199 0.56 257.3 HIP 19364 25.76
2025-12-05 04:08:59.54 +34:24:25.5 271.225 0.56 257.0 HIP 19364 25.70
2025-12-06 04:08:58.48 +34:24:22.4 271.250 0.56 256.8 HIP 19364 25.64
2025-12-07 04:08:57.42 +34:24:19.4 271.276 0.56 256.8 HIP 19364 25.59