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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Mar. 26.6600 TT MPC q 1.891468 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1173127 Peri. 10.1635 +0.7995446 -0.5940302 a 4.132751 Node 26.8972 +0.5363797 +0.6398251 e 0.542322 Incl. 11.2990 +0.2702318 +0.4875981 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! 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 23.5 2010 07 18 10 17.72 +18 15.6 4.809 4.021 35.2 8.4 23.0 23.5 2010 07 23 10 22.67 +17 41.1 4.873 4.045 31.8 7.6 23.0 23.5 2010 07 28 10 27.65 +17 06.5 4.932 4.068 28.4 6.8 23.1 23.5 2010 08 02 10 32.64 +16 32.0 4.988 4.091 25.1 6.0 23.1 23.5 2010 08 07 10 37.63 +15 57.5 5.039 4.115 21.8 5.2 23.2 23.5 2010 08 12 10 42.63 +15 23.0 5.086 4.138 18.5 4.5 23.2 23.5 2010 08 17 10 47.62 +14 48.7 5.128 4.160 15.3 3.7 23.2 23.5 2010 08 22 10 52.58 +14 14.7 5.166 4.183 12.2 2.9 23.3 23.5 2010 08 27 10 57.52 +13 40.8 5.199 4.206 9.4 2.3 23.3 23.5 2010 09 01 11 02.43 +13 07.3 5.228 4.228 7.3 1.7 23.4 23.4 2010 09 06 11 07.31 +12 34.1 5.251 4.251 6.4 1.5 23.4 23.4 2010 09 11 11 12.13 +12 01.3 5.269 4.273 7.3 1.7 23.4 23.5 2010 09 16 11 16.90 +11 29.1 5.283 4.295 9.6 2.2 23.4 23.5 2010 09 21 11 21.61 +10 57.3 5.291 4.317 12.6 2.9 23.5 23.6 2010 09 26 11 26.25 +10 26.3 5.295 4.339 15.8 3.6 23.5 23.6 2010 10 01 11 30.82 +09 55.8 5.294 4.360 19.2 4.3 23.5 23.7 2010 10 06 11 35.30 +09 26.2 5.287 4.382 22.7 5.1 23.5 23.7 2010 10 11 11 39.68 +08 57.4 5.276 4.403 26.3 5.8 23.5 23.8 2010 10 16 11 43.96 +08 29.5 5.260 4.425 30.0 6.5 23.6 23.8 2010 10 21 11 48.12 +08 02.6 5.239 4.446 33.8 7.2 23.6 23.9 2010 10 26 11 52.16 +07 36.8 5.213 4.467 37.6 7.8 23.6 23.9 2010 10 31 11 56.06 +07 12.1 5.184 4.488 41.5 8.4 23.6 23.9 2010 11 05 11 59.82 +06 48.7 5.149 4.509 45.4 9.0 23.6 23.9 2010 11 10 12 03.42 +06 26.6 5.111 4.529 49.4 9.6 23.6 24.0 2010 11 15 12 06.84 +06 05.9 5.069 4.550 53.5 10.1 23.6 24.0 2010 11 20 12 10.07 +05 46.8 5.023 4.570 57.6 10.5 23.6 24.0 2010 11 25 12 13.10 +05 29.2 4.974 4.591 61.8 10.9 23.6 24.0 2010 11 30 12 15.92 +05 13.3 4.922 4.611 66.1 11.3 23.6 24.0 2010 12 05 12 18.51 +04 59.2 4.867 4.631 70.4 11.6 23.6 24.0 2010 12 10 12 20.85 +04 46.9 4.810 4.651 74.9 11.8 23.6 24.0 2010 12 15 12 22.92 +04 36.6 4.751 4.671 79.4 12.0 23.6 24.0 2010 12 20 12 24.71 +04 28.2 4.691 4.690 84.0 12.0 23.6 23.9 2010 12 25 12 26.22 +04 21.9 4.629 4.710 88.6 12.0 23.6 23.9 2010 12 30 12 27.41 +04 17.7 4.568 4.729 93.4 12.0 23.5 23.9 2011 01 04 12 28.28 +04 15.6 4.507 4.749 98.3 11.8 23.5 23.9 2011 01 09 12 28.81 +04 15.7 4.446 4.768 103.2 11.6 23.5 23.8 2011 01 14 12 29.00 +04 18.0 4.387 4.787 108.2 11.3 23.5 23.8 2011 01 19 12 28.84 +04 22.3 4.330 4.806 113.3 10.8 23.5 23.8 2011 01 24 12 28.33 +04 28.7 4.276 4.825 118.5 10.3 23.5 23.7 2011 01 29 12 27.46 +04 37.1 4.226 4.843 123.8 9.7 23.5 23.7 2011 02 03 12 26.24 +04 47.4 4.179 4.862 129.2 9.0 23.5 23.6 2011 02 08 12 24.69 +04 59.3 4.137 4.880 134.6 8.3 23.5 23.6 2011 02 13 12 22.81 +05 12.8 4.100 4.898 140.1 7.4 23.5 23.6 2011 02 18 12 20.65 +05 27.4 4.069 4.917 145.6 6.5 23.5 23.5 2011 02 23 12 18.21 +05 43.1 4.045 4.935 151.2 5.5 23.4 2011 02 28 12 15.54 +05 59.5 4.027 4.953 156.7 4.5 23.4This 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.
