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C/1993 K1 (Shoemaker-Levy)

Basic Information of C/1993 K1 (Shoemaker-Levy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.869218
Eccentricity 0.997859
Inclination (deg) 67.383000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 30.234800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 232.580300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 108458.558310

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1994-02-01T05:22:59.520
Period (years) 108458.558310

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 01:53:08.87 +28:44:33.1 50.968 2.63 245.1 HIP 8804 4.60
2025-11-22 01:53:04.51 +28:44:06.5 50.978 2.61 244.8 HIP 8804 5.20
2025-11-23 01:53:00.20 +28:43:39.8 50.988 2.59 244.5 HIP 8804 5.93
2025-11-24 01:52:55.94 +28:43:13.0 50.998 2.57 244.1 HIP 8804 6.73
2025-11-25 01:52:51.73 +28:42:46.1 51.009 2.55 243.8 HIP 8804 7.59
2025-11-26 01:52:47.56 +28:42:19.1 51.020 2.52 243.5 HIP 8804 8.48
2025-11-27 01:52:43.44 +28:41:52.1 51.031 2.50 243.1 HIP 8804 9.39
2025-11-28 01:52:39.38 +28:41:25.0 51.042 2.47 242.8 HIP 8804 10.31
2025-11-29 01:52:35.37 +28:40:57.8 51.054 2.45 242.4 HIP 8804 11.24
2025-11-30 01:52:31.42 +28:40:30.7 51.066 2.42 242.1 HIP 8804 12.17
2025-12-01 01:52:27.52 +28:40:03.4 51.078 2.39 241.7 HIP 8804 13.09
2025-12-02 01:52:23.67 +28:39:36.2 51.090 2.37 241.3 HIP 8804 14.02
2025-12-03 01:52:19.89 +28:39:09.0 51.103 2.34 241.0 HIP 8804 14.94
2025-12-04 01:52:16.17 +28:38:41.7 51.116 2.31 240.6 HIP 8804 15.85
2025-12-05 01:52:12.50 +28:38:14.5 51.129 2.28 240.2 HIP 8804 16.75
2025-12-06 01:52:08.90 +28:37:47.3 51.143 2.25 239.8 HIP 8804 17.65
2025-12-07 01:52:05.36 +28:37:20.1 51.156 2.25 239.8 HIP 8804 18.54