145P/Shoemaker-Levy
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56803:145P/Shoemaker-Levy Epoch 2009 Mar. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454920.5 T 2009 Mar. 26.6107 TT MPC q 1.891346 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1174075 Peri. 10.1393 +0.7997330 -0.5937735 a 4.130527 Node 26.9032 +0.5361854 +0.6399913 e 0.542105 Incl. 11.2994 +0.2700599 +0.4876928 P 8.39 From 123 observations 1991-2001, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
145P/Shoemaker-Levy Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 Mar. 26.6162 TT MPC q 1.891352 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1173872 Peri. 10.1421 +0.7997110 -0.5938037 a 4.131003 Node 26.9025 +0.5362083 +0.6399735 e 0.542157 Incl. 11.2992 +0.2700796 +0.4876794 P 8.40An 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 04 39.87 +27 21.1 3.009 2.006 7.2 3.6 18.9 20.7 2009 06 13 04 53.00 +27 56.4 3.020 2.022 8.7 4.3 19.0 20.8 2009 06 18 05 06.11 +28 27.3 3.029 2.038 10.3 5.1 19.0 20.9 2009 06 23 05 19.17 +28 54.0 3.038 2.055 12.0 5.9 19.0 20.9 2009 06 28 05 32.17 +29 16.4 3.046 2.072 13.8 6.7 19.1 21.0 2009 07 03 05 45.07 +29 34.8 3.052 2.091 15.6 7.5 19.1 21.1 2009 07 08 05 57.85 +29 49.1 3.057 2.110 17.5 8.3 19.2 21.1 2009 07 13 06 10.49 +29 59.6 3.061 2.129 19.4 9.1 19.2 21.2 2009 07 18 06 22.98 +30 06.4 3.063 2.150 21.4 9.9 19.3 21.2 2009 07 23 06 35.28 +30 09.7 3.064 2.171 23.5 10.7 19.3 21.3 2009 07 28 06 47.38 +30 09.8 3.063 2.192 25.6 11.5 19.3 21.3 2009 08 02 06 59.26 +30 06.8 3.061 2.214 27.7 12.3 19.4 21.4 2009 08 07 07 10.90 +30 01.1 3.057 2.236 30.0 13.1 19.4 21.4 2009 08 12 07 22.29 +29 52.9 3.051 2.259 32.2 13.8 19.5 21.5 2009 08 17 07 33.42 +29 42.4 3.042 2.282 34.6 14.6 19.5 21.5 2009 08 22 07 44.26 +29 29.9 3.032 2.306 37.0 15.3 19.5 21.6 2009 08 27 07 54.82 +29 15.8 3.020 2.330 39.4 16.0 19.6 21.6 2009 09 01 08 05.06 +29 00.3 3.006 2.354 42.0 16.7 19.6 21.6 2009 09 06 08 15.00 +28 43.6 2.989 2.379 44.6 17.3 19.6 21.7 2009 09 11 08 24.62 +28 26.1 2.971 2.404 47.2 17.9 19.7 21.7 2009 09 16 08 33.91 +28 08.1 2.950 2.429 50.0 18.5 19.7 21.7 2009 09 21 08 42.85 +27 49.9 2.927 2.455 52.8 19.0 19.7 21.8 2009 09 26 08 51.45 +27 31.7 2.902 2.480 55.8 19.5 19.8 21.8 2009 10 01 08 59.68 +27 13.9 2.875 2.506 58.8 20.0 19.8 21.8 2009 10 06 09 07.53 +26 56.7 2.845 2.532 61.9 20.4 19.8 21.8 2009 10 11 09 15.01 +26 40.4 2.814 2.559 65.1 20.7 19.8 21.8 2009 10 16 09 22.08 +26 25.3 2.781 2.585 68.4 21.0 19.8 21.8 2009 10 21 09 28.74 +26 11.8 2.746 2.612 71.8 21.2 19.9 21.8 2009 10 26 09 34.96 +26 00.0 2.710 2.638 75.3 21.4 19.9 21.8 2009 10 31 09 40.73 +25 50.2 2.672 2.665 78.9 21.4 19.9 21.8 2009 11 05 09 46.03 +25 42.7 2.633 2.692 82.6 21.4 19.9 21.8 2009 11 10 09 50.84 +25 37.7 2.593 2.719 86.5 21.3 19.9 21.8 2009 11 15 09 55.13 +25 35.5 2.553 2.746 90.5 21.1 19.9 21.8 2009 11 20 09 58.86 +25 36.1 2.513 2.773 94.7 20.8 19.9 21.7 2009 11 25 10 02.02 +25 39.9 2.472 2.801 98.9 20.4 19.9 21.7 2009 11 30 10 04.58 +25 46.8 2.432 2.828 103.3 19.8 19.9 21.7 2009 12 05 10 06.52 +25 56.9 2.394 2.855 107.9 19.2 20.0 21.6 2009 12 10 10 07.80 +26 10.1 2.357 2.882 112.6 18.4 20.0 21.6 2009 12 15 10 08.42 +26 26.4 2.322 2.910 117.4 17.5 20.0 21.6 2009 12 20 10 08.34 +26 45.6 2.290 2.937 122.4 16.4 20.0 21.5 2009 12 25 10 07.56 +27 07.1 2.261 2.964 127.5 15.3 20.0 21.5 2009 12 30 10 06.10 +27 30.7 2.236 2.992 132.7 14.0 20.0 21.4 2010 01 04 10 03.97 +27 55.7 2.216 3.019 137.9 12.6 20.0 21.4 2010 01 09 10 01.21 +28 21.4 2.201 3.046 143.2 11.2 20.1 21.3 2010 01 14 09 57.86 +28 47.1 2.192 3.073 148.4 9.7 20.1 21.3 2010 01 19 09 54.00 +29 12.0 2.189 3.101 153.4 8.2 20.1 21.2 2010 01 24 09 49.73 +29 35.3 2.193 3.128 158.0 6.8 20.2 21.2 2010 01 29 09 45.15 +29 56.2 2.204 3.155 161.9 5.6 20.2 21.2 2010 02 03 09 40.39 +30 14.0 2.222 3.182 164.3 4.8 20.3 21.2 2010 02 08 09 35.56 +30 28.2 2.247 3.209 164.5 4.7 20.3 21.2 2010 02 13 09 30.80 +30 38.5 2.280 3.236 162.5 5.3 20.4 21.3 2010 02 18 09 26.23 +30 44.7 2.320 3.262 159.1 6.2 20.5 21.4 2010 02 23 09 21.95 +30 46.6 2.367 3.289 154.7 7.4 20.5 21.5 2010 02 28 09 18.08 +30 44.5 2.421 3.316 149.9 8.6 20.6 21.6 2010 03 05 09 14.66 +30 38.6 2.481 3.342 145.0 9.8 20.7 21.7 2010 03 10 09 11.76 +30 29.2 2.547 3.369 140.0 10.9 20.8 21.9 2010 03 15 09 09.42 +30 16.5 2.619 3.395 135.0 12.0 20.9 22.0 2010 03 20 09 07.65 +30 01.1 2.695 3.422 130.1 12.9 21.0 22.1 2010 03 25 09 06.45 +29 43.1 2.776 3.448 125.2 13.7 21.1 22.2 2010 03 30 09 05.83 +29 23.0 2.860 3.474 120.4 14.3 21.2 22.3 2010 04 04 09 05.74 +29 01.1 2.948 3.500 115.8 14.9 21.3 22.4 2010 04 09 09 06.18 +28 37.6 3.038 3.526 111.2 15.4 21.4 22.5 2010 04 14 09 07.10 +28 12.7 3.131 3.552 106.7 15.7 21.5 22.6 2010 04 19 09 08.48 +27 46.6 3.225 3.578 102.4 15.9 21.6 22.7 2010 04 24 09 10.29 +27 19.5 3.321 3.603 98.1 16.0 21.7 22.8 2010 04 29 09 12.49 +26 51.6 3.418 3.629 93.9 16.1 21.8 22.8 2010 05 04 09 15.03 +26 22.9 3.515 3.654 89.9 16.0 21.9 22.9 2010 05 09 09 17.90 +25 53.4 3.612 3.680 85.8 15.9 21.9 23.0 2010 05 14 09 21.05 +25 23.4 3.709 3.705 81.9 15.7 22.0 23.0 2010 05 19 09 24.48 +24 52.7 3.806 3.730 78.0 15.4 22.1 23.1 2010 05 24 09 28.13 +24 21.6 3.901 3.755 74.2 15.0 22.2 23.2 2010 05 29 09 31.99 +23 50.0 3.995 3.780 70.5 14.6 22.3 23.2 2010 06 03 09 36.04 +23 18.0 4.088 3.804 66.8 14.2 22.4 23.3 2010 06 08 09 40.24 +22 45.5 4.179 3.829 63.2 13.7 22.4 23.3 2010 06 13 09 44.60 +22 12.7 4.267 3.853 59.5 13.1 22.5 23.3 2010 06 18 09 49.07 +21 39.6 4.354 3.878 56.0 12.5 22.6 23.4 2010 06 23 09 53.66 +21 06.1 4.437 3.902 52.4 11.9 22.6 23.4 2010 06 28 09 58.34 +20 32.4 4.518 3.926 48.9 11.3 22.7 23.4 2010 07 03 10 03.10 +19 58.5 4.596 3.950 45.5 10.6 22.8 23.5 2010 07 08 10 07.92 +19 24.4 4.670 3.974 42.0 9.9 22.8 23.5 2010 07 13 10 12.80 +18 50.0 4.742 3.998 38.6 9.1 22.9 23.5This 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.
