118P/Shoemaker-Levy
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66922:
118P/Shoemaker-Levy
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5
T 2010 Jan. 2.3110 TT MPC
q 1.983924 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1528456 Peri. 302.1445 -0.0733195 -0.9948553
a 3.464448 Node 151.8072 +0.9576007 -0.0898096
e 0.427348 Incl. 8.5094 +0.2786129 +0.0468733
P 6.45
From 786 observations 1995-2009, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.04, A2 = -0.1790.
An 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.
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.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! 2010 01 24 05 41.61 +12 05.1 1.132 1.991 140.3 18.4 15.3 18.2 2010 01 29 05 42.21 +12 46.6 1.168 1.995 135.7 20.2 15.3 18.3 2010 02 03 05 43.66 +13 28.6 1.207 2.000 131.3 21.7 15.4 18.5 2010 02 08 05 45.95 +14 10.2 1.250 2.005 127.0 23.1 15.5 18.6 2010 02 13 05 49.07 +14 50.9 1.297 2.011 122.9 24.3 15.6 18.7 2010 02 18 05 52.97 +15 30.3 1.346 2.018 118.9 25.4 15.7 18.8 2010 02 23 05 57.61 +16 07.7 1.398 2.026 115.1 26.2 15.8 19.0 2010 02 28 06 02.93 +16 42.9 1.452 2.034 111.4 27.0 15.9 19.1 2010 03 05 06 08.88 +17 15.6 1.508 2.043 107.9 27.5 16.0 19.2 2010 03 10 06 15.39 +17 45.4 1.566 2.053 104.4 27.9 16.1 19.3 2010 03 15 06 22.41 +18 12.3 1.626 2.064 101.1 28.2 16.2 19.4 2010 03 20 06 29.90 +18 35.9 1.688 2.075 97.9 28.4 16.3 19.5 2010 03 25 06 37.81 +18 56.2 1.750 2.086 94.9 28.4 16.4 19.6 2010 03 30 06 46.07 +19 13.1 1.814 2.099 91.8 28.4 16.5 19.7 2010 04 04 06 54.63 +19 26.4 1.879 2.111 88.9 28.3 16.6 19.7 2010 04 09 07 03.47 +19 36.3 1.944 2.125 86.1 28.0 16.7 19.8 2010 04 14 07 12.53 +19 42.7 2.011 2.139 83.3 27.8 16.8 19.9 2010 04 19 07 21.78 +19 45.5 2.077 2.153 80.5 27.4 16.9 20.0 2010 04 24 07 31.19 +19 44.9 2.145 2.168 77.8 27.0 17.0 20.0 2010 04 29 07 40.72 +19 40.9 2.212 2.184 75.2 26.5 17.1 20.1 2010 05 04 07 50.34 +19 33.6 2.280 2.200 72.6 25.9 17.2 20.2 2010 05 09 08 00.02 +19 23.2 2.348 2.216 70.0 25.3 17.3 20.2 2010 05 14 08 09.75 +19 09.5 2.416 2.233 67.5 24.7 17.4 20.3 2010 05 19 08 19.49 +18 53.0 2.483 2.250 65.0 24.0 17.5 20.4 2010 05 24 08 29.24 +18 33.5 2.550 2.268 62.5 23.3 17.6 20.4 2010 05 29 08 38.97 +18 11.4 2.617 2.286 60.0 22.6 17.7 20.5 2010 06 03 08 48.67 +17 46.7 2.683 2.304 57.5 21.8 17.8 20.5 2010 06 08 08 58.32 +17 19.6 2.749 2.323 55.1 21.0 17.9 20.6 2010 06 13 09 07.93 +16 50.3 2.814 2.342 52.7 20.2 17.9 20.6 2010 06 18 09 17.47 +16 18.8 2.878 2.361 50.2 19.3 18.0 20.6 2010 06 23 09 26.94 +15 45.4 2.941 2.380 47.8 18.4 18.1 20.7 2010 06 28 09 36.34 +15 10.2 3.003 2.400 45.4 17.5 18.2 20.7 2010 07 03 09 45.65 +14 33.4 3.063 2.420 42.9 16.6 18.3 20.7 2010 07 08 09 54.88 +13 55.0 3.122 2.440 40.5 15.7 18.3 20.8 2010 07 13 10 04.03 +13 15.4 3.180 2.460 38.0 14.7 18.4 20.8 2010 07 18 10 13.08 +12 34.5 3.236 2.481 35.6 13.8 18.5 20.8 2010 07 23 10 22.05 +11 52.6 3.290 2.501 33.1 12.8 18.6 20.8 2010 07 28 10 30.93 +11 09.8 3.343 2.522 30.6 11.8 18.6 20.8 2010 08 02 10 39.72 +10 26.2 3.393 2.543 28.1 10.8 18.7 20.9 2010 08 07 10 48.42 +09 42.0 3.441 2.564 25.6 9.8 18.8 20.9 2010 08 12 10 57.03 +08 57.3 3.487 2.586 23.1 8.8 18.8 20.9 2010 08 17 11 05.56 +08 12.2 3.531 2.607 20.6 7.8 18.9 20.9 2010 08 22 11 14.00 +07 26.9 3.572 2.629 18.0 6.8 19.0 20.9 2010 08 27 11 22.35 +06 41.4 3.610 2.650 15.4 5.8 19.0 20.9 2010 09 01 11 30.62 +05 55.9 3.646 2.672 12.8 4.8 19.1 20.9 2010 09 06 11 38.80 +05 10.5 3.679 2.693 10.3 3.8 19.1 20.8 2010 09 11 11 46.91 +04 25.3 3.709 2.715 7.7 2.9 19.2 20.8 2010 09 16 11 54.93 +03 40.4 3.736 2.737 5.3 2.0 19.2 20.8 2010 09 21 12 02.86 +02 56.0 3.760 2.759 3.4 1.3 19.3 20.8 2010 09 26 12 10.71 +02 12.2 3.781 2.780 3.3 1.2 19.3 20.8 2010 10 01 12 18.48 +01 29.0 3.798 2.802 5.1 1.8 19.4 20.9 2010 10 06 12 26.17 +00 46.5 3.812 2.824 7.5 2.7 19.4 20.9 2010 10 11 12 33.76 +00 04.8 3.823 2.846 10.3 3.6 19.5 21.0 2010 10 16 12 41.27 -00 35.8 3.830 2.868 13.1 4.5 19.5 21.1 2010 10 21 12 48.67 -01 15.4 3.833 2.890 16.1 5.5 19.5 21.2 2010 10 26 12 55.98 -01 53.9 3.833 2.911 19.1 6.4 19.6 21.2 2010 10 31 13 03.19 -02 31.1 3.829 2.933 22.1 7.3 19.6 21.3 2010 11 05 13 10.29 -03 07.0 3.822 2.955 25.2 8.2 19.6 21.3 2010 11 10 13 17.27 -03 41.5 3.811 2.977 28.4 9.1 19.6 21.4 2010 11 15 13 24.12 -04 14.4 3.796 2.998 31.6 10.0 19.7 21.4 2010 11 20 13 30.84 -04 45.7 3.778 3.020 34.9 10.8 19.7 21.5 2010 11 25 13 37.41 -05 15.4 3.756 3.042 38.2 11.6 19.7 21.5 2010 11 30 13 43.83 -05 43.2 3.730 3.063 41.6 12.3 19.7 21.5 2010 12 05 13 50.09 -06 09.2 3.702 3.085 45.0 13.1 19.7 21.6 2010 12 10 13 56.16 -06 33.2 3.669 3.106 48.5 13.7 19.7 21.6 2010 12 15 14 02.03 -06 55.3 3.634 3.127 52.1 14.4 19.8 21.6 2010 12 20 14 07.69 -07 15.2 3.596 3.149 55.7 15.0 19.8 21.6 2010 12 25 14 13.12 -07 32.9 3.555 3.170 59.4 15.5 19.8 21.6 2010 12 30 14 18.30 -07 48.5 3.511 3.191 63.2 16.0 19.8 21.6 2011 01 04 14 23.22 -08 01.7 3.465 3.212 67.1 16.4 19.8 21.6 2011 01 09 14 27.84 -08 12.6 3.417 3.233 71.0 16.7 19.8 21.6 2011 01 14 14 32.14 -08 21.0 3.366 3.254 75.0 17.0 19.8 21.6 2011 01 19 14 36.11 -08 27.0 3.315 3.275 79.1 17.2 19.8 21.6 2011 01 24 14 39.72 -08 30.6 3.262 3.295 83.3 17.3 19.7 21.6 2011 01 29 14 42.95 -08 31.5 3.208 3.316 87.6 17.3 19.7 21.5 2011 02 03 14 45.77 -08 30.0 3.154 3.337 92.0 17.2 19.7 21.5 2011 02 08 14 48.16 -08 25.8 3.100 3.357 96.5 17.0 19.7 21.5 2011 02 13 14 50.09 -08 19.2 3.046 3.377 101.0 16.7 19.7 21.5 2011 02 18 14 51.55 -08 10.0 2.994 3.397 105.7 16.3 19.7 21.4 2011 02 23 14 52.52 -07 58.3 2.943 3.417 110.5 15.7 19.7 21.4 2011 02 28 14 52.99 -07 44.3 2.894 3.437 115.4 15.1 19.7 21.3This 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.
