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C/1994 E2 (Shoemaker-Levy)

Basic Information of C/1994 E2 (Shoemaker-Levy)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.136425
Eccentricity 0.996393
Inclination (deg) 130.653300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 166.029200
Argument of perihelion (deg) 57.047400
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5592.319238

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1994-05-18T01:17:19.680
Period (years) 5592.319238

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 21:58:02.51 -44:20:05.9 54.148 1.43 3.4 HIP 108337 12.00
2025-11-22 21:58:02.70 -44:19:31.6 54.166 1.45 5.2 HIP 108337 11.98
2025-11-23 21:58:02.99 -44:18:57.1 54.184 1.46 6.9 HIP 108337 12.01
2025-11-24 21:58:03.38 -44:18:22.2 54.201 1.48 8.6 HIP 108337 12.09
2025-11-25 21:58:03.87 -44:17:47.1 54.219 1.50 10.2 HIP 108337 12.21
2025-11-26 21:58:04.46 -44:17:11.7 54.236 1.52 11.8 HIP 108337 12.38
2025-11-27 21:58:05.16 -44:16:36.1 54.254 1.54 13.4 HIP 108337 12.59
2025-11-28 21:58:05.95 -44:16:00.3 54.271 1.55 14.9 HIP 108337 12.85
2025-11-29 21:58:06.84 -44:15:24.2 54.288 1.57 16.3 HIP 108484 12.70
2025-11-30 21:58:07.83 -44:14:47.9 54.306 1.60 17.8 HIP 108484 12.07
2025-12-01 21:58:08.92 -44:14:11.5 54.323 1.62 19.2 HIP 108484 11.44
2025-12-02 21:58:10.11 -44:13:34.8 54.339 1.64 20.5 HIP 108484 10.79
2025-12-03 21:58:11.39 -44:12:58.0 54.356 1.66 21.8 HIP 108484 10.14
2025-12-04 21:58:12.77 -44:12:21.0 54.373 1.68 23.1 HIP 108484 9.48
2025-12-05 21:58:14.24 -44:11:43.9 54.390 1.71 24.4 HIP 108484 8.80
2025-12-06 21:58:15.81 -44:11:06.6 54.406 1.73 25.6 HIP 108484 8.12
2025-12-07 21:58:17.48 -44:10:29.2 54.422 1.73 25.6 HIP 108484 7.43