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129P/Shoemaker-Levy

Basic Information of 129P/Shoemaker-Levy

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.925312
Eccentricity 0.085981
Inclination (deg) 3.441200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 184.840300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 307.987200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.899763

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2031-10-28T23:51:56.611
Period (years) 8.899763

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 17:03:38.69 -20:01:32.4 5.432 38.83 95.8 HIP 83486 21.88
2025-11-22 17:04:44.49 -20:03:05.7 5.437 38.90 95.7 HIP 83600 11.19
2025-11-23 17:05:50.43 -20:04:37.1 5.442 38.97 95.5 HIP 83600 10.62
2025-11-24 17:06:56.51 -20:06:06.6 5.446 39.03 95.4 HIP 83873 23.57
2025-11-25 17:08:02.72 -20:07:34.2 5.451 39.09 95.3 HIP 83873 8.88
2025-11-26 17:09:09.06 -20:08:59.8 5.455 39.14 95.2 HIP 83873 9.49
2025-11-27 17:10:15.51 -20:10:23.4 5.460 39.19 95.0 HIP 84078 21.70
2025-11-28 17:11:22.07 -20:11:45.0 5.464 39.24 94.9 HIP 84078 13.73
2025-11-29 17:12:28.73 -20:13:04.6 5.467 39.28 94.8 HIP 84078 19.97
2025-11-30 17:13:35.49 -20:14:22.2 5.471 39.33 94.6 HIP 84367 29.08
2025-12-01 17:14:42.34 -20:15:37.7 5.474 39.36 94.5 HIP 84367 23.97
2025-12-02 17:15:49.28 -20:16:51.2 5.477 39.40 94.4 HIP 84367 28.26
2025-12-03 17:16:56.29 -20:18:02.7 5.480 39.43 94.3 HIP 84703 29.70
2025-12-04 17:18:03.38 -20:19:12.1 5.483 39.46 94.1 HIP 84703 15.73
2025-12-05 17:19:10.54 -20:20:19.4 5.486 39.49 94.0 HIP 84703 10.53
2025-12-06 17:20:17.77 -20:21:24.6 5.488 39.51 93.9 HIP 84719 21.70
2025-12-07 17:21:25.05 -20:22:27.7 5.490 39.51 93.9 HIP 84958 13.25