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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 May 13.6033 TT MPC q 1.915448 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1031723 Peri. 140.8308 +0.9686951 -0.2388512 a 4.502227 Node 233.1192 +0.2011721 +0.9149834 e 0.574556 Incl. 4.8534 +0.1454634 +0.3252006 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 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 21.7 2010 07 18 08 23.87 +15 31.1 4.890 3.894 10.1 2.6 20.4 21.7 2010 07 23 08 29.65 +15 10.1 4.926 3.920 7.1 1.8 20.4 21.7 2010 07 28 08 35.36 +14 48.4 4.957 3.946 4.6 1.2 20.4 21.6 2010 08 02 08 40.99 +14 26.1 4.984 3.972 3.8 1.0 20.5 21.6 2010 08 07 08 46.54 +14 03.3 5.006 3.998 5.5 1.4 20.5 21.7 2010 08 12 08 52.00 +13 39.9 5.023 4.023 8.3 2.1 20.6 21.8 2010 08 17 08 57.36 +13 16.1 5.036 4.049 11.5 2.9 20.6 21.8 2010 08 22 09 02.62 +12 51.9 5.044 4.074 14.8 3.6 20.6 21.9 2010 08 27 09 07.76 +12 27.5 5.047 4.100 18.2 4.4 20.6 22.0 2010 09 01 09 12.78 +12 02.8 5.046 4.125 21.7 5.2 20.7 22.0 2010 09 06 09 17.68 +11 38.0 5.040 4.150 25.2 5.9 20.7 22.1 2010 09 11 09 22.43 +11 13.1 5.029 4.175 28.8 6.7 20.7 22.1 2010 09 16 09 27.04 +10 48.3 5.014 4.200 32.5 7.4 20.7 22.2 2010 09 21 09 31.49 +10 23.7 4.994 4.225 36.1 8.1 20.8 22.2 2010 09 26 09 35.77 +09 59.2 4.970 4.249 39.9 8.7 20.8 22.2 2010 10 01 09 39.87 +09 35.1 4.942 4.274 43.7 9.3 20.8 22.2 2010 10 06 09 43.79 +09 11.3 4.910 4.298 47.5 9.9 20.8 22.3 2010 10 11 09 47.50 +08 48.2 4.873 4.322 51.5 10.4 20.8 22.3 2010 10 16 09 51.00 +08 25.6 4.834 4.347 55.5 10.9 20.8 22.3 2010 10 21 09 54.28 +08 03.8 4.791 4.371 59.5 11.3 20.8 22.3 2010 10 26 09 57.31 +07 42.9 4.745 4.395 63.7 11.7 20.8 22.3 2010 10 31 10 00.09 +07 23.0 4.696 4.418 67.9 12.0 20.8 22.3 2010 11 05 10 02.61 +07 04.1 4.644 4.442 72.2 12.3 20.8 22.3 2010 11 10 10 04.83 +06 46.5 4.591 4.466 76.5 12.5 20.8 22.3 2010 11 15 10 06.77 +06 30.3 4.536 4.489 81.0 12.6 20.8 22.3 2010 11 20 10 08.38 +06 15.6 4.480 4.512 85.6 12.6 20.8 22.3 2010 11 25 10 09.68 +06 02.5 4.423 4.536 90.2 12.6 20.8 22.3 2010 11 30 10 10.64 +05 51.1 4.366 4.559 95.0 12.4 20.8 22.2This 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.
