MPC
CBAT
ICQ
P/1990 V1 (Shoemaker-Levy) Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5 T 2007 Dec. 12.8898 TT MPC q 1.463884 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0600520 Peri. 312.7303 +0.9449543 -0.0283491 a 6.458293 Node 51.6566 +0.2294400 +0.7676765 e 0.773333 Incl. 24.5582 -0.2332782 +0.6402102 P 16.4 From 29 observations 1990 Nov. 15-1991 Jan. 18, mean residual 0".8.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/1990 V1 (Shoemaker-Levy) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Dec. 12.8361 TT MPC q 1.464191 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0599085 Peri. 312.6923 +0.9449390 -0.0278533 a 6.468601 Node 51.6654 +0.2290919 +0.7677978 e 0.773646 Incl. 24.5621 -0.2336819 +0.6400865 P 16.5An 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 19 05.72 -46 06.3 1.822 2.674 139.4 14.3 17.1 19.2 2007 06 04 19 03.90 -47 19.0 1.753 2.633 142.8 13.5 16.9 19.1 2007 06 09 19 01.10 -48 33.2 1.689 2.592 145.8 12.7 16.8 19.0 2007 06 14 18 57.29 -49 47.6 1.631 2.551 148.1 12.1 16.6 18.8 2007 06 19 18 52.45 -51 00.8 1.579 2.509 149.7 11.8 16.5 18.7 2007 06 24 18 46.62 -52 11.1 1.533 2.468 150.3 11.8 16.4 18.6 2007 06 29 18 39.89 -53 17.0 1.493 2.427 149.9 12.1 16.2 18.5 2007 07 04 18 32.38 -54 16.8 1.459 2.386 148.5 12.9 16.1 18.5 2007 07 09 18 24.32 -55 09.0 1.431 2.345 146.2 14.0 16.0 18.4 2007 07 14 18 15.97 -55 52.7 1.408 2.304 143.2 15.3 15.9 18.4 2007 07 19 18 07.67 -56 27.0 1.391 2.263 139.7 16.9 15.8 18.4 2007 07 24 17 59.79 -56 51.9 1.378 2.223 135.9 18.6 15.7 18.4 2007 07 29 17 52.66 -57 07.8 1.370 2.183 131.9 20.3 15.6 18.4 2007 08 03 17 46.60 -57 15.5 1.365 2.143 127.8 22.0 15.5 18.4 2007 08 08 17 41.83 -57 16.0 1.363 2.103 123.8 23.6 15.4 18.4 2007 08 13 17 38.57 -57 10.3 1.364 2.064 119.8 25.2 15.3 18.4 2007 08 18 17 36.95 -56 59.8 1.367 2.026 115.9 26.7 15.2 18.4 2007 08 23 17 37.02 -56 45.4 1.372 1.987 112.1 28.1 15.2 18.4 2007 08 28 17 38.80 -56 27.8 1.377 1.950 108.5 29.4 15.1 18.4 2007 09 02 17 42.25 -56 07.6 1.384 1.913 105.1 30.6 15.0 18.4 2007 09 07 17 47.34 -55 44.9 1.390 1.877 101.8 31.7 14.9 18.4 2007 09 12 17 54.01 -55 19.8 1.397 1.841 98.7 32.7 14.9 18.4 2007 09 17 18 02.18 -54 52.0 1.404 1.807 95.7 33.6 14.8 18.4 2007 09 22 18 11.76 -54 21.1 1.410 1.773 93.0 34.4 14.7 18.4 2007 09 27 18 22.66 -53 46.4 1.416 1.741 90.4 35.2 14.7 18.4 2007 10 02 18 34.74 -53 07.2 1.421 1.709 88.0 35.8 14.6 18.4 2007 10 07 18 47.90 -52 22.5 1.426 1.679 85.7 36.4 14.5 18.4 2007 10 12 19 02.02 -51 31.4 1.430 1.651 83.6 36.9 14.5 18.4 2007 10 17 19 16.97 -50 33.0 1.434 1.624 81.7 37.4 14.4 18.3 2007 10 22 19 32.58 -49 26.4 1.438 1.599 79.9 37.8 14.3 18.3 2007 10 27 19 48.71 -48 11.0 1.441 1.575 78.2 38.2 14.3 18.3 2007 11 01 20 05.20 -46 46.0 1.445 1.554 76.7 38.5 14.2 18.3 2007 11 06 20 21.91 -45 11.0 1.449 1.534 75.3 38.7 14.2 18.3 2007 11 11 20 38.73 -43 25.6 1.454 1.517 74.0 38.9 14.1 18.3 2007 11 16 20 55.53 -41 29.9 1.460 1.502 72.8 39.0 14.1 18.3 2007 11 21 21 12.21 -39 24.2 1.467 1.489 71.7 39.0 14.1 18.3 2007 11 26 21 28.67 -37 08.9 1.476 1.479 70.7 39.0 14.0 18.2 2007 12 01 21 44.87 -34 44.6 1.487 1.471 69.7 38.9 14.0 18.3 2007 12 06 22 00.75 -32 12.4 1.501 1.466 68.7 38.8 14.0 18.3 2007 12 11 22 16.29 -29 33.2 1.517 1.464 67.8 38.5 14.1 18.3 2007 12 16 22 31.49 -26 48.4 1.536 1.464 67.0 38.2 14.1 18.3 2007 12 21 22 46.33 -23 59.2 1.558 1.467 66.1 37.8 14.1 18.3 2007 12 26 23 00.82 -21 07.1 1.584 1.473 65.2 37.3 14.2 18.3 2007 12 31 23 14.98 -18 13.4 1.613 1.481 64.3 36.7 14.2 18.4 2008 01 05 23 28.83 -15 19.4 1.646 1.492 63.4 36.1 14.3 18.4 2008 01 10 23 42.40 -12 26.4 1.682 1.505 62.4 35.4 14.4 18.5 2008 01 15 23 55.72 -09 35.4 1.722 1.521 61.4 34.6 14.5 18.5 2008 01 20 00 08.80 -06 47.6 1.765 1.539 60.4 33.8 14.6 18.6 2008 01 25 00 21.68 -04 03.7 1.812 1.559 59.3 32.9 14.7 18.6 2008 01 30 00 34.37 -01 24.5 1.862 1.581 58.1 31.9 14.8 18.7 2008 02 04 00 46.91 +01 09.5 1.914 1.605 56.9 31.0 15.0 18.8 2008 02 09 00 59.32 +03 37.8 1.970 1.630 55.6 30.0 15.1 18.8 2008 02 14 01 11.61 +06 00.3 2.028 1.658 54.3 28.9 15.2 18.9 2008 02 19 01 23.81 +08 16.5 2.088 1.686 52.9 27.8 15.4 19.0 2008 02 24 01 35.93 +10 26.5 2.150 1.717 51.4 26.8 15.5 19.0 2008 02 29 01 47.98 +12 30.1 2.214 1.748 49.9 25.7 15.7 19.1 2008 03 05 01 59.98 +14 27.4 2.280 1.781 48.3 24.6 15.8 19.2 2008 03 10 02 11.94 +16 18.5 2.346 1.815 46.7 23.5 15.9 19.3 2008 03 15 02 23.87 +18 03.4 2.414 1.850 45.0 22.3 16.1 19.3 2008 03 20 02 35.76 +19 42.2 2.482 1.885 43.3 21.2 16.2 19.4 2008 03 25 02 47.63 +21 15.1 2.551 1.922 41.5 20.1 16.4 19.5 2008 03 30 02 59.47 +22 42.2 2.620 1.959 39.7 19.0 16.5 19.5 2008 04 04 03 11.29 +24 03.8 2.689 1.996 37.9 17.9 16.7 19.6 2008 04 09 03 23.09 +25 19.9 2.758 2.035 36.0 16.8 16.8 19.6 2008 04 14 03 34.87 +26 30.8 2.827 2.074 34.1 15.7 16.9 19.7 2008 04 19 03 46.61 +27 36.6 2.894 2.113 32.2 14.7 17.1 19.8 2008 04 24 03 58.30 +28 37.5 2.961 2.152 30.2 13.6 17.2 19.8 2008 04 29 04 09.96 +29 33.6 3.027 2.192 28.3 12.6 17.3 19.9 2008 05 04 04 21.57 +30 25.3 3.091 2.233 26.3 11.5 17.4 19.9 2008 05 09 04 33.12 +31 12.6 3.154 2.273 24.4 10.6 17.6 19.9 2008 05 14 04 44.60 +31 55.7 3.216 2.314 22.4 9.6 17.7 20.0 2008 05 19 04 56.00 +32 34.9 3.275 2.355 20.5 8.7 17.8 20.0 2008 05 24 05 07.31 +33 10.2 3.333 2.396 18.7 7.8 17.9 20.1 2008 05 29 05 18.52 +33 42.0 3.388 2.437 17.0 7.0 18.0 20.1 2008 06 03 05 29.63 +34 10.3 3.441 2.478 15.4 6.2 18.1 20.1 2008 06 08 05 40.62 +34 35.5 3.492 2.519 14.0 5.6 18.2 20.2 2008 06 13 05 51.47 +34 57.7 3.540 2.560 13.0 5.1 18.3 20.2 2008 06 18 06 02.18 +35 17.0 3.585 2.602 12.3 4.8 18.4 20.3 2008 06 23 06 12.74 +35 33.7 3.628 2.643 12.2 4.7 18.5 20.3 2008 06 28 06 23.15 +35 48.0 3.667 2.684 12.6 4.7 18.6 20.4 2008 07 03 06 33.39 +36 00.1 3.704 2.725 13.5 5.0 18.7 20.4This 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.