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485P/Sheppard-Tholen

Basic Information of 485P/Sheppard-Tholen

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.994030
Eccentricity 0.417167
Inclination (deg) 10.016000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 261.644700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 196.143500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 17.939105

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2023-08-25T10:38:12.480
Period (years) 17.939105

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 12:47:35.46 -14:19:37.3 6.428 26.06 117.0 HIP 62508 15.85
2025-11-22 12:48:13.80 -14:24:21.2 6.420 25.85 117.1 HIP 62508 5.65
2025-11-23 12:48:51.83 -14:29:03.9 6.412 25.64 117.2 HIP 62508 5.41
2025-11-24 12:49:29.52 -14:33:45.1 6.404 25.42 117.3 HIP 62508 15.42
2025-11-25 12:50:06.87 -14:38:25.0 6.396 25.20 117.4 HIP 62508 25.55
2025-11-26 12:50:43.88 -14:43:03.5 6.387 24.98 117.5 HIP 62611 25.66
2025-11-27 12:51:20.54 -14:47:40.4 6.378 24.75 117.6 HIP 62853 25.96
2025-11-28 12:51:56.84 -14:52:15.9 6.369 24.52 117.8 HIP 62872 18.45
2025-11-29 12:52:32.78 -14:56:49.8 6.360 24.29 117.9 HIP 62872 8.95
2025-11-30 12:53:08.35 -15:01:22.2 6.351 24.05 118.0 HIP 62872 3.44
2025-12-01 12:53:43.55 -15:05:52.9 6.342 23.81 118.1 HIP 62872 11.43
2025-12-02 12:54:18.37 -15:10:22.0 6.332 23.57 118.2 HIP 62872 20.75
2025-12-03 12:54:52.80 -15:14:49.4 6.322 23.32 118.4 HIP 63109 15.35
2025-12-04 12:55:26.85 -15:19:15.1 6.313 23.07 118.5 HIP 63109 6.38
2025-12-05 12:56:00.50 -15:23:39.0 6.303 22.82 118.6 HIP 63109 4.39
2025-12-06 12:56:33.75 -15:28:01.2 6.292 22.56 118.8 HIP 63109 12.88
2025-12-07 12:57:06.60 -15:32:21.6 6.282 22.56 118.8 HIP 63109 21.79