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137P/Shoemaker-Levy Epoch 2009 May 9.0 TT = JDT 2454960.5 T 2009 May 13.5673 TT MPC q 1.915283 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1032020 Peri. 140.8114 +0.9687674 -0.2385562 a 4.501363 Node 233.1212 +0.2008918 +0.9150454 e 0.574510 Incl. 4.8537 +0.1453695 +0.3252428 P 9.55 From 87 observations 1990-2001, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
137P/Shoemaker-Levy Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2009 May 12.7594 TT MPC q 1.889263 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1038888 Peri. 141.3004 +0.9656532 -0.2506535 a 4.481501 Node 233.3510 +0.2120924 +0.9125786 e 0.578431 Incl. 4.8949 +0.1501026 +0.3230682 P 9.49An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Recent magnitude estimates for this comet (as reported to the ICQ) may be available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2WARNING! 2007 05 30 15 29.22 -18 31.1 4.206 5.196 166.4 2.6 21.3 22.0 2007 06 04 15 26.25 -18 18.4 4.208 5.177 160.9 3.7 21.3 22.0 2007 06 09 15 23.41 -18 06.1 4.217 5.157 155.4 4.7 21.2 22.1 2007 06 14 15 20.76 -17 54.3 4.233 5.137 150.0 5.7 21.2 22.1 2007 06 19 15 18.33 -17 43.4 4.255 5.118 144.6 6.6 21.2 22.2 2007 06 24 15 16.16 -17 33.3 4.284 5.098 139.3 7.5 21.2 22.2 2007 06 29 15 14.27 -17 24.4 4.318 5.077 134.0 8.3 21.2 22.3 2007 07 04 15 12.69 -17 16.6 4.357 5.057 128.9 9.0 21.2 22.3 2007 07 09 15 11.42 -17 10.1 4.400 5.037 123.8 9.7 21.2 22.4 2007 07 14 15 10.49 -17 05.0 4.447 5.016 118.8 10.2 21.2 22.4 2007 07 19 15 09.90 -17 01.2 4.498 4.996 113.9 10.7 21.3 22.4 2007 07 24 15 09.66 -16 58.9 4.550 4.975 109.0 11.1 21.3 22.5 2007 07 29 15 09.76 -16 58.1 4.605 4.954 104.3 11.5 21.3 22.5 2007 08 03 15 10.19 -16 58.6 4.662 4.933 99.6 11.7 21.3 22.5 2007 08 08 15 10.95 -17 00.5 4.719 4.912 95.0 11.9 21.3 22.5 2007 08 13 15 12.05 -17 03.7 4.777 4.891 90.4 12.0 21.3 22.6 2007 08 18 15 13.45 -17 08.1 4.835 4.870 86.0 12.0 21.3 22.6 2007 08 23 15 15.17 -17 13.7 4.892 4.848 81.6 11.9 21.3 22.6 2007 08 28 15 17.18 -17 20.4 4.948 4.827 77.3 11.8 21.3 22.6 2007 09 02 15 19.47 -17 28.1 5.002 4.805 73.0 11.6 21.3 22.6 2007 09 07 15 22.03 -17 36.7 5.055 4.783 68.8 11.3 21.3 22.6 2007 09 12 15 24.86 -17 46.2 5.105 4.761 64.6 11.0 21.3 22.6 2007 09 17 15 27.93 -17 56.3 5.153 4.739 60.5 10.6 21.3 22.6 2007 09 22 15 31.24 -18 07.1 5.197 4.717 56.4 10.2 21.3 22.6 2007 09 27 15 34.77 -18 18.3 5.239 4.695 52.4 9.7 21.3 22.6 2007 10 02 15 38.51 -18 30.0 5.277 4.672 48.4 9.2 21.3 22.6 2007 10 07 15 42.45 -18 42.0 5.311 4.650 44.4 8.7 21.3 22.6 2007 10 12 15 46.59 -18 54.2 5.341 4.627 40.5 8.1 21.3 22.5 2007 10 17 15 50.90 -19 06.5 5.366 4.604 36.6 7.4 21.3 22.5 2007 10 22 15 55.38 -19 18.9 5.388 4.581 32.7 6.7 21.3 22.5 2007 10 27 16 00.02 -19 31.2 5.404 4.558 28.8 6.0 21.3 22.4 2007 11 01 16 04.80 -19 43.4 5.416 4.535 25.0 5.3 21.2 22.4 2007 11 06 16 09.71 -19 55.3 5.422 4.512 21.1 4.5 21.2 22.3 2007 11 11 16 14.76 -20 07.0 5.424 4.489 17.3 3.8 21.2 22.3 2007 11 16 16 19.91 -20 18.2 5.421 4.465 13.5 3.0 21.2 22.2 2007 11 21 16 25.17 -20 29.0 5.412 4.442 9.8 2.2 21.1 22.2 2007 11 26 16 30.52 -20 39.3 5.398 4.418 6.0 1.3 21.1 22.1 2007 12 01 16 35.95 -20 49.0 5.379 4.394 2.4 0.5 21.1 22.0 2007 12 06 16 41.45 -20 58.0 5.355 4.370 2.1 0.5 21.0 21.9 2007 12 11 16 47.01 -21 06.4 5.325 4.346 5.6 1.3 21.0 22.0 2007 12 16 16 52.61 -21 14.0 5.290 4.322 9.3 2.1 21.0 22.0 2007 12 21 16 58.25 -21 20.8 5.250 4.297 13.0 3.0 20.9 22.1 2007 12 26 17 03.91 -21 26.7 5.205 4.273 16.8 3.8 20.9 22.1 2007 12 31 17 09.58 -21 31.8 5.155 4.248 20.6 4.7 20.8 22.1 2008 01 05 17 15.24 -21 36.0 5.100 4.224 24.3 5.5 20.8 22.1 2008 01 10 17 20.89 -21 39.3 5.040 4.199 28.1 6.3 20.7 22.1 2008 01 15 17 26.51 -21 41.7 4.976 4.174 31.9 7.2 20.7 22.1 2008 01 20 17 32.08 -21 43.1 4.908 4.149 35.7 8.0 20.6 22.1 2008 01 25 17 37.59 -21 43.6 4.835 4.124 39.5 8.7 20.6 22.1 2008 01 30 17 43.03 -21 43.2 4.759 4.098 43.3 9.5 20.5 22.1 2008 02 04 17 48.38 -21 41.9 4.679 4.073 47.1 10.2 20.4 22.1 2008 02 09 17 53.62 -21 39.7 4.595 4.047 51.0 10.9 20.4 22.0 2008 02 14 17 58.74 -21 36.7 4.508 4.022 54.9 11.6 20.3 22.0 2008 02 19 18 03.71 -21 32.8 4.418 3.996 58.8 12.2 20.2 22.0 2008 02 24 18 08.53 -21 28.1 4.326 3.970 62.7 12.8 20.2 21.9 2008 02 29 18 13.17 -21 22.8 4.231 3.944 66.6 13.3 20.1 21.9 2008 03 05 18 17.62 -21 16.7 4.134 3.918 70.6 13.8 20.0 21.8 2008 03 10 18 21.85 -21 10.0 4.036 3.892 74.6 14.2 19.9 21.8 2008 03 15 18 25.85 -21 02.8 3.936 3.866 78.6 14.6 19.8 21.7 2008 03 20 18 29.58 -20 55.1 3.836 3.839 82.7 14.9 19.8 21.7 2008 03 25 18 33.03 -20 47.0 3.734 3.813 86.9 15.1 19.7 21.6 2008 03 30 18 36.18 -20 38.5 3.633 3.786 91.1 15.3 19.6 21.5 2008 04 04 18 39.01 -20 29.9 3.532 3.759 95.3 15.4 19.5 21.5 2008 04 09 18 41.47 -20 21.1 3.431 3.732 99.7 15.3 19.4 21.4 2008 04 14 18 43.56 -20 12.2 3.332 3.705 104.1 15.2 19.3 21.3 2008 04 19 18 45.25 -20 03.4 3.234 3.678 108.5 15.0 19.2 21.2 2008 04 24 18 46.51 -19 54.7 3.138 3.651 113.1 14.7 19.1 21.1 2008 04 29 18 47.33 -19 46.2 3.044 3.624 117.7 14.2 19.0 21.0 2008 05 04 18 47.68 -19 37.9 2.953 3.597 122.5 13.7 18.9 20.9 2008 05 09 18 47.54 -19 30.0 2.866 3.569 127.3 13.0 18.8 20.8 2008 05 14 18 46.91 -19 22.5 2.782 3.542 132.3 12.2 18.7 20.7 2008 05 19 18 45.77 -19 15.5 2.703 3.514 137.3 11.3 18.6 20.6 2008 05 24 18 44.14 -19 09.0 2.628 3.487 142.5 10.2 18.5 20.5 2008 05 29 18 42.02 -19 02.9 2.559 3.459 147.7 9.0 18.4 20.3 2008 06 03 18 39.43 -18 57.3 2.496 3.431 153.0 7.7 18.3 20.2 2008 06 08 18 36.40 -18 52.3 2.439 3.403 158.4 6.3 18.3 20.1 2008 06 13 18 32.99 -18 47.8 2.388 3.375 163.8 4.8 18.2 19.9 2008 06 18 18 29.25 -18 43.7 2.344 3.347 169.1 3.3 18.1 19.8 2008 06 23 18 25.27 -18 40.1 2.307 3.319 173.7 1.9 18.0 19.7 2008 06 28 18 21.11 -18 36.9 2.277 3.291 175.0 1.5 18.0 19.6 2008 07 03 18 16.88 -18 34.1 2.254 3.263 171.3 2.7 17.9 19.6This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.