137P/Shoemaker-Levy
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56803:137P/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 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 May 13.5701 TT MPC q 1.915285 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1032063 Peri. 140.8130 +0.9687618 -0.2385788 a 4.501239 Node 233.1209 +0.2009131 +0.9150409 e 0.574498 Incl. 4.8537 +0.1453771 +0.3252389 P 9.55An 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! 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 19.6 2009 07 23 04 27.58 +22 15.8 2.496 2.025 51.5 23.1 16.1 19.6 2009 07 28 04 38.74 +22 30.7 2.471 2.040 53.6 23.6 16.1 19.6 2009 08 02 04 49.65 +22 42.0 2.446 2.057 55.9 24.1 16.1 19.6 2009 08 07 05 00.29 +22 50.0 2.420 2.074 58.2 24.6 16.1 19.6 2009 08 12 05 10.62 +22 54.8 2.392 2.092 60.7 25.0 16.1 19.6 2009 08 17 05 20.63 +22 56.6 2.364 2.110 63.2 25.3 16.1 19.7 2009 08 22 05 30.28 +22 55.5 2.335 2.129 65.8 25.7 16.1 19.7 2009 08 27 05 39.53 +22 51.7 2.304 2.149 68.5 25.9 16.1 19.7 2009 09 01 05 48.36 +22 45.6 2.272 2.170 71.3 26.1 16.1 19.7 2009 09 06 05 56.75 +22 37.3 2.240 2.191 74.2 26.3 16.2 19.6 2009 09 11 06 04.66 +22 27.1 2.206 2.213 77.2 26.3 16.2 19.6 2009 09 16 06 12.07 +22 15.3 2.172 2.235 80.3 26.3 16.2 19.6 2009 09 21 06 18.93 +22 02.0 2.137 2.258 83.6 26.2 16.2 19.6 2009 09 26 06 25.21 +21 47.7 2.101 2.281 87.1 26.0 16.2 19.6 2009 10 01 06 30.89 +21 32.5 2.065 2.305 90.6 25.7 16.2 19.6 2009 10 06 06 35.93 +21 16.7 2.029 2.329 94.4 25.3 16.2 19.5 2009 10 11 06 40.30 +21 00.6 1.993 2.354 98.3 24.8 16.2 19.5 2009 10 16 06 43.98 +20 44.4 1.958 2.379 102.3 24.2 16.2 19.5 2009 10 21 06 46.91 +20 28.4 1.923 2.404 106.6 23.4 16.2 19.4 2009 10 26 06 49.08 +20 12.9 1.889 2.430 111.0 22.4 16.2 19.4 2009 10 31 06 50.48 +19 57.9 1.857 2.456 115.7 21.4 16.2 19.3 2009 11 05 06 51.08 +19 43.7 1.828 2.482 120.5 20.1 16.3 19.3 2009 11 10 06 50.90 +19 30.5 1.801 2.509 125.5 18.7 16.3 19.2 2009 11 15 06 49.92 +19 18.3 1.777 2.536 130.7 17.2 16.3 19.2 2009 11 20 06 48.18 +19 07.3 1.757 2.563 136.1 15.5 16.3 19.1 2009 11 25 06 45.73 +18 57.5 1.742 2.590 141.7 13.7 16.3 19.1 2009 11 30 06 42.64 +18 48.8 1.732 2.617 147.4 11.7 16.4 19.0 2009 12 05 06 39.00 +18 41.3 1.727 2.645 153.2 9.7 16.4 18.9 2009 12 10 06 34.92 +18 34.9 1.729 2.672 159.1 7.5 16.5 18.9 2009 12 15 06 30.51 +18 29.6 1.737 2.700 165.0 5.4 16.5 18.8 2009 12 20 06 25.92 +18 25.3 1.753 2.728 170.6 3.4 16.6 18.7 2009 12 25 06 21.30 +18 21.9 1.775 2.756 174.7 1.9 16.6 18.7 2009 12 30 06 16.79 +18 19.5 1.805 2.784 173.4 2.3 16.7 18.8 2010 01 04 06 12.53 +18 17.9 1.842 2.812 168.4 4.0 16.8 18.9 2010 01 09 06 08.61 +18 17.2 1.886 2.841 162.8 5.9 16.9 19.1 2010 01 14 06 05.14 +18 17.3 1.937 2.869 157.1 7.7 17.0 19.3 2010 01 19 06 02.20 +18 18.2 1.995 2.897 151.4 9.3 17.1 19.4 2010 01 24 05 59.84 +18 19.9 2.058 2.926 145.9 10.9 17.2 19.6 2010 01 29 05 58.09 +18 22.3 2.127 2.954 140.5 12.3 17.3 19.7 2010 02 03 05 56.97 +18 25.3 2.202 2.982 135.2 13.5 17.5 19.9 2010 02 08 05 56.46 +18 28.8 2.280 3.011 130.0 14.5 17.6 20.0 2010 02 13 05 56.55 +18 32.7 2.363 3.039 125.0 15.4 17.7 20.1 2010 02 18 05 57.24 +18 36.9 2.450 3.068 120.1 16.2 17.8 20.3 2010 02 23 05 58.48 +18 41.3 2.540 3.096 115.4 16.8 17.9 20.4 2010 02 28 06 00.24 +18 45.6 2.632 3.125 110.8 17.2 18.0 20.5 2010 03 05 06 02.49 +18 49.9 2.726 3.153 106.4 17.6 18.2 20.6 2010 03 10 06 05.18 +18 53.9 2.823 3.181 102.0 17.8 18.3 20.7 2010 03 15 06 08.29 +18 57.5 2.920 3.210 97.8 17.9 18.4 20.8 2010 03 20 06 11.78 +19 00.7 3.018 3.238 93.6 17.9 18.5 20.9 2010 03 25 06 15.61 +19 03.3 3.117 3.266 89.6 17.8 18.6 21.0 2010 03 30 06 19.75 +19 05.2 3.216 3.294 85.6 17.6 18.7 21.0 2010 04 04 06 24.17 +19 06.3 3.315 3.323 81.8 17.3 18.8 21.1 2010 04 09 06 28.84 +19 06.5 3.413 3.351 78.0 17.0 18.9 21.2 2010 04 14 06 33.73 +19 05.9 3.510 3.379 74.2 16.6 19.0 21.3 2010 04 19 06 38.83 +19 04.3 3.607 3.406 70.5 16.1 19.1 21.3 2010 04 24 06 44.10 +19 01.6 3.701 3.434 66.9 15.6 19.2 21.4 2010 04 29 06 49.52 +18 57.9 3.795 3.462 63.4 15.1 19.3 21.4 2010 05 04 06 55.07 +18 53.1 3.886 3.490 59.8 14.5 19.4 21.5 2010 05 09 07 00.73 +18 47.2 3.975 3.517 56.3 13.8 19.5 21.5 2010 05 14 07 06.49 +18 40.2 4.062 3.545 52.9 13.1 19.5 21.6 2010 05 19 07 12.33 +18 32.0 4.146 3.572 49.5 12.4 19.6 21.6 2010 05 24 07 18.23 +18 22.7 4.227 3.600 46.1 11.7 19.7 21.6 2010 05 29 07 24.18 +18 12.3 4.306 3.627 42.7 10.9 19.8 21.7 2010 06 03 07 30.17 +18 00.7 4.381 3.654 39.4 10.1 19.8 21.7 2010 06 08 07 36.18 +17 48.1 4.453 3.681 36.1 9.3 19.9 21.7 2010 06 13 07 42.20 +17 34.4 4.521 3.708 32.8 8.5 20.0 21.7 2010 06 18 07 48.23 +17 19.6 4.586 3.735 29.5 7.7 20.0 21.7 2010 06 23 07 54.25 +17 03.8 4.647 3.762 26.2 6.9 20.1 21.7 2010 06 28 08 00.24 +16 47.1 4.704 3.788 22.9 6.0 20.1 21.7 2010 07 03 08 06.21 +16 29.4 4.757 3.815 19.7 5.2 20.2 21.7 2010 07 08 08 12.14 +16 10.8 4.806 3.841 16.5 4.3 20.3 21.7 2010 07 13 08 18.03 +15 51.3 4.850 3.868 13.2 3.5 20.3 21.7This 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.
