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P/2021 R8 (Sheppard)

Basic Information of P/2021 R8 (Sheppard)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.137198
Eccentricity 0.292443
Inclination (deg) 2.202600
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 167.059100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 190.808000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2021-Y10, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.249585

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-01-05T19:20:03.840
Period (years) 5.249585

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 16:13:39.55 -19:31:02.2 4.064 56.08 100.3 HIP 79439 13.09
2025-11-22 16:15:13.27 -19:35:00.5 4.063 56.19 100.1 HIP 79690 30.85
2025-11-23 16:16:47.24 -19:38:55.7 4.061 56.29 100.0 HIP 79788 27.46
2025-11-24 16:18:21.47 -19:42:47.8 4.059 56.39 99.8 HIP 79788 30.39
2025-11-25 16:19:55.95 -19:46:36.9 4.057 56.49 99.7 HIP 80019 16.18
2025-11-26 16:21:30.67 -19:50:22.8 4.055 56.58 99.5 HIP 80109 8.20
2025-11-27 16:23:05.64 -19:54:05.6 4.053 56.68 99.4 HIP 80343 16.39
2025-11-28 16:24:40.83 -19:57:45.1 4.050 56.77 99.2 HIP 80343 9.29
2025-11-29 16:26:16.25 -20:01:21.3 4.048 56.85 99.0 HIP 80464 16.10
2025-11-30 16:27:51.90 -20:04:54.3 4.045 56.94 98.9 HIP 80464 37.13
2025-12-01 16:29:27.77 -20:08:23.9 4.042 57.02 98.7 HIP 81004 43.85
2025-12-02 16:31:03.85 -20:11:50.1 4.039 57.10 98.6 HIP 81004 22.37
2025-12-03 16:32:40.15 -20:15:13.0 4.036 57.18 98.4 HIP 81004 10.91
2025-12-04 16:34:16.65 -20:18:32.4 4.032 57.26 98.3 HIP 81173 23.25
2025-12-05 16:35:53.36 -20:21:48.4 4.029 57.34 98.1 HIP 81325 16.11
2025-12-06 16:37:30.27 -20:25:00.9 4.025 57.41 98.0 HIP 81325 20.60
2025-12-07 16:39:07.38 -20:28:09.8 4.021 57.41 98.0 HIP 81632 20.73