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P/2020 B4 (Sheppard)

Basic Information of P/2020 B4 (Sheppard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.435281
Eccentricity 0.193099
Inclination (deg) 11.602000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 185.937600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 342.102700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2023-KD6, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 22.522723

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2021-11-20T03:53:42.720
Period (years) 22.522723

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 16:45:16.65 -12:43:38.1 8.517 23.56 97.5 HIP 82010 13.88
2025-11-22 16:45:54.97 -12:44:52.1 8.521 23.60 97.4 HIP 82010 18.47
2025-11-23 16:46:33.36 -12:46:04.6 8.525 23.64 97.2 HIP 82010 25.83
2025-11-24 16:47:11.84 -12:47:15.7 8.530 23.67 97.1 HIP 82134 33.61
2025-11-25 16:47:50.38 -12:48:25.4 8.533 23.70 96.9 HIP 82374 35.24
2025-11-26 16:48:28.98 -12:49:33.6 8.537 23.72 96.7 HIP 82374 26.60
2025-11-27 16:49:07.65 -12:50:40.3 8.540 23.75 96.6 HIP 82374 18.78
2025-11-28 16:49:46.36 -12:51:45.6 8.543 23.77 96.4 HIP 82374 13.35
2025-11-29 16:50:25.12 -12:52:49.3 8.546 23.78 96.3 HIP 82374 13.60
2025-11-30 16:51:03.92 -12:53:51.6 8.549 23.80 96.1 HIP 82481 12.96
2025-12-01 16:51:42.76 -12:54:52.4 8.551 23.81 96.0 HIP 82481 13.59
2025-12-02 16:52:21.63 -12:55:51.6 8.554 23.81 95.8 HIP 82481 19.55
2025-12-03 16:53:00.52 -12:56:49.3 8.555 23.82 95.7 HIP 82728 25.19
2025-12-04 16:53:39.43 -12:57:45.5 8.557 23.82 95.5 HIP 82728 16.59
2025-12-05 16:54:18.36 -12:58:40.1 8.559 23.82 95.3 HIP 82728 9.87
2025-12-06 16:54:57.30 -12:59:33.1 8.560 23.81 95.2 HIP 82728 10.09
2025-12-07 16:55:36.25 -13:00:24.6 8.561 23.81 95.2 HIP 82728 16.96