Shoemaker is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 2.21 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 25.51°
- Perihelion
- 2.208 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 74.31°
- Argument of periapsis
- 18.84°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2447467.58732 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 481.4 LD
- 1.237 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 28
- Data arc
- 58 days
- First observed
- 11 January 1989
- Last observed
- 10 March 1989
- Residual RMS
- 0.47 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 13.3
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5
- 13.3
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1989 A6
Named
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB