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135P/Shoemaker-Levy

Basic Information of 135P/Shoemaker-Levy

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.686879
Eccentricity 0.293291
Inclination (deg) 6.062200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 213.018000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 22.339600
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.413294

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-09-03T02:39:30.816
Period (years) 7.413294

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 03:20:17.86 +15:41:26.7 3.927 23.56 252.3 HIP 15525 4.19
2025-11-22 03:19:40.56 +15:38:34.6 3.930 23.44 252.3 HIP 15525 5.36
2025-11-23 03:19:03.47 +15:35:43.6 3.932 23.30 252.3 HIP 15525 14.70
2025-11-24 03:18:26.60 +15:32:53.9 3.935 23.14 252.4 HIP 15283 19.96
2025-11-25 03:17:49.98 +15:30:05.4 3.939 22.96 252.4 HIP 15283 10.85
2025-11-26 03:17:13.65 +15:27:18.4 3.942 22.77 252.4 HIP 15283 2.95
2025-11-27 03:16:37.63 +15:24:33.0 3.946 22.56 252.4 HIP 15283 8.20
2025-11-28 03:16:01.94 +15:21:49.2 3.951 22.34 252.4 HIP 15283 17.00
2025-11-29 03:15:26.60 +15:19:07.2 3.955 22.10 252.4 HIP 15109 14.90
2025-11-30 03:14:51.65 +15:16:27.1 3.960 21.85 252.5 HIP 15109 15.19
2025-12-01 03:14:17.11 +15:13:49.0 3.965 21.58 252.5 HIP 15109 19.82
2025-12-02 03:13:42.99 +15:11:12.9 3.971 21.30 252.5 HIP 14909 20.75
2025-12-03 03:13:09.33 +15:08:39.1 3.976 21.00 252.5 HIP 14909 12.34
2025-12-04 03:12:36.13 +15:06:07.5 3.983 20.69 252.5 HIP 14909 4.48
2025-12-05 03:12:03.42 +15:03:38.2 3.989 20.37 252.5 HIP 14909 5.28
2025-12-06 03:11:31.23 +15:01:11.4 3.996 20.04 252.6 HIP 14909 13.02
2025-12-07 03:10:59.56 +14:58:47.2 4.002 20.04 252.6 HIP 14909 20.94