MPC
CBAT
ICQ
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 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2009 May 13.4472 TT MPC q 1.913204 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1029649 Peri. 140.7507 +0.9685484 -0.2393902 a 4.508270 Node 233.2315 +0.2016091 +0.9148672 e 0.575623 Incl. 4.8602 +0.1458347 +0.3251313 P 9.57An 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! 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 19.6 2008 07 08 18 12.68 -18 31.8 2.238 3.234 166.1 4.3 17.8 19.7 2008 07 13 18 08.61 -18 30.0 2.229 3.206 160.6 6.1 17.8 19.7 2008 07 18 18 04.76 -18 28.7 2.227 3.178 155.0 7.8 17.8 19.8 2008 07 23 18 01.23 -18 27.9 2.231 3.149 149.5 9.4 17.7 19.9 2008 07 28 17 58.09 -18 27.6 2.241 3.121 144.1 11.0 17.7 19.9 2008 08 02 17 55.42 -18 28.0 2.256 3.092 138.7 12.5 17.7 20.0 2008 08 07 17 53.27 -18 29.0 2.277 3.064 133.4 13.9 17.6 20.0 2008 08 12 17 51.70 -18 30.6 2.301 3.035 128.3 15.2 17.6 20.1 2008 08 17 17 50.72 -18 32.8 2.329 3.007 123.3 16.3 17.6 20.1 2008 08 22 17 50.35 -18 35.5 2.361 2.978 118.4 17.4 17.6 20.1 2008 08 27 17 50.61 -18 38.7 2.395 2.950 113.7 18.3 17.6 20.2 2008 09 01 17 51.50 -18 42.3 2.431 2.921 109.1 19.1 17.6 20.2 2008 09 06 17 53.00 -18 46.2 2.469 2.893 104.6 19.7 17.6 20.3 2008 09 11 17 55.12 -18 50.1 2.508 2.865 100.3 20.2 17.6 20.3 2008 09 16 17 57.82 -18 54.1 2.548 2.836 96.1 20.6 17.6 20.3 2008 09 21 18 01.08 -18 57.8 2.588 2.808 92.0 20.9 17.5 20.3 2008 09 26 18 04.90 -19 01.2 2.628 2.780 88.0 21.1 17.5 20.4 2008 10 01 18 09.24 -19 04.1 2.667 2.752 84.1 21.2 17.5 20.4 2008 10 06 18 14.09 -19 06.3 2.706 2.724 80.4 21.2 17.5 20.4 2008 10 11 18 19.41 -19 07.5 2.744 2.696 76.7 21.1 17.5 20.4 2008 10 16 18 25.19 -19 07.7 2.781 2.668 73.1 21.0 17.5 20.4 2008 10 21 18 31.40 -19 06.6 2.816 2.640 69.6 20.7 17.5 20.4 2008 10 26 18 38.02 -19 04.0 2.850 2.613 66.2 20.4 17.4 20.4 2008 10 31 18 45.03 -18 59.9 2.882 2.585 62.9 20.0 17.4 20.4 2008 11 05 18 52.40 -18 53.9 2.912 2.558 59.7 19.5 17.4 20.3 2008 11 10 19 00.12 -18 46.0 2.939 2.531 56.5 19.0 17.4 20.3 2008 11 15 19 08.16 -18 36.0 2.965 2.505 53.4 18.5 17.3 20.3 2008 11 20 19 16.50 -18 23.7 2.989 2.478 50.4 17.9 17.3 20.3 2008 11 25 19 25.13 -18 09.1 3.010 2.452 47.4 17.2 17.3 20.3 2008 11 30 19 34.02 -17 52.0 3.029 2.426 44.5 16.5 17.3 20.2 2008 12 05 19 43.16 -17 32.3 3.046 2.400 41.6 15.8 17.2 20.2 2008 12 10 19 52.53 -17 09.8 3.061 2.375 38.8 15.1 17.2 20.1 2008 12 15 20 02.11 -16 44.6 3.073 2.350 36.1 14.3 17.1 20.1 2008 12 20 20 11.88 -16 16.6 3.083 2.325 33.4 13.5 17.1 20.1 2008 12 25 20 21.84 -15 45.7 3.091 2.301 30.8 12.6 17.1 20.0 2008 12 30 20 31.97 -15 11.8 3.096 2.278 28.2 11.8 17.0 20.0 2009 01 04 20 42.24 -14 35.0 3.100 2.254 25.7 10.9 17.0 19.9 2009 01 09 20 52.65 -13 55.3 3.101 2.232 23.2 10.0 16.9 19.8 2009 01 14 21 03.19 -13 12.7 3.101 2.209 20.8 9.1 16.9 19.8 2009 01 19 21 13.84 -12 27.3 3.098 2.188 18.5 8.2 16.9 19.7 2009 01 24 21 24.60 -11 39.0 3.094 2.166 16.2 7.3 16.8 19.7 2009 01 29 21 35.46 -10 48.0 3.089 2.146 13.9 6.3 16.8 19.6 2009 02 03 21 46.41 -09 54.3 3.081 2.126 11.8 5.4 16.7 19.5 2009 02 08 21 57.43 -08 58.1 3.073 2.107 9.7 4.5 16.7 19.5 2009 02 13 22 08.53 -07 59.5 3.063 2.089 7.7 3.6 16.6 19.4 2009 02 18 22 19.70 -06 58.7 3.052 2.071 5.8 2.8 16.6 19.3 2009 02 23 22 30.94 -05 55.8 3.039 2.054 4.2 2.0 16.5 19.2 2009 02 28 22 42.25 -04 50.9 3.026 2.038 3.2 1.6 16.5 19.2 2009 03 05 22 53.62 -03 44.3 3.012 2.023 3.3 1.6 16.5 19.1 2009 03 10 23 05.04 -02 36.2 2.997 2.008 4.3 2.1 16.4 19.1 2009 03 15 23 16.53 -01 26.8 2.982 1.995 5.8 2.9 16.4 19.2 2009 03 20 23 28.07 -00 16.4 2.966 1.982 7.4 3.7 16.3 19.2 2009 03 25 23 39.68 +00 54.9 2.949 1.971 9.1 4.6 16.3 19.2 2009 03 30 23 51.35 +02 06.7 2.932 1.960 10.8 5.5 16.3 19.2 2009 04 04 00 03.07 +03 18.8 2.915 1.951 12.5 6.4 16.2 19.3 2009 04 09 00 14.86 +04 31.0 2.898 1.943 14.2 7.3 16.2 19.3 2009 04 14 00 26.70 +05 42.8 2.881 1.935 15.9 8.1 16.2 19.3 2009 04 19 00 38.61 +06 54.1 2.863 1.929 17.5 9.0 16.1 19.3 2009 04 24 00 50.57 +08 04.7 2.845 1.924 19.2 9.9 16.1 19.3 2009 04 29 01 02.60 +09 14.0 2.827 1.920 20.9 10.8 16.1 19.4 2009 05 04 01 14.67 +10 22.0 2.810 1.917 22.5 11.6 16.1 19.4 2009 05 09 01 26.80 +11 28.3 2.792 1.916 24.2 12.5 16.1 19.4 2009 05 14 01 38.97 +12 32.6 2.774 1.915 25.8 13.3 16.0 19.4 2009 05 19 01 51.18 +13 34.8 2.756 1.916 27.5 14.1 16.0 19.4 2009 05 24 02 03.43 +14 34.5 2.738 1.918 29.1 14.9 16.0 19.4 2009 05 29 02 15.70 +15 31.5 2.720 1.921 30.8 15.7 16.0 19.4 2009 06 03 02 27.98 +16 25.6 2.701 1.925 32.5 16.5 16.0 19.5 2009 06 08 02 40.25 +17 16.5 2.683 1.930 34.2 17.2 16.0 19.5 2009 06 13 02 52.50 +18 04.2 2.664 1.937 36.0 17.9 16.0 19.5 2009 06 18 03 04.72 +18 48.5 2.645 1.944 37.8 18.7 16.0 19.5 2009 06 23 03 16.90 +19 29.2 2.625 1.953 39.6 19.4 16.0 19.5 2009 06 28 03 28.99 +20 06.3 2.605 1.962 41.4 20.1 16.0 19.5 2009 07 03 03 40.99 +20 39.7 2.585 1.973 43.3 20.7 16.0 19.6 2009 07 08 03 52.87 +21 09.3 2.564 1.984 45.3 21.3 16.0 19.6 2009 07 13 04 04.62 +21 35.2 2.542 1.997 47.3 22.0 16.0 19.6 2009 07 18 04 16.19 +21 57.4 2.519 2.011 49.3 22.5 16.0 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.
