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138P/Shoemaker-Levy

Basic Information of 138P/Shoemaker-Levy

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.694296
Eccentricity 0.531465
Inclination (deg) 10.098400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 309.219100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 95.753200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.876554

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-03-24T07:37:55.200
Period (years) 6.876554

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 21:07:36.08 -10:11:10.1 2.007 57.24 69.7 HIP 104310 4.40
2025-11-22 21:09:03.34 -10:03:13.6 2.013 58.01 69.7 HIP 104461 8.79
2025-11-23 21:10:31.71 -09:55:10.1 2.019 58.77 69.7 HIP 104461 14.42
2025-11-24 21:12:01.18 -09:46:59.5 2.025 59.52 69.6 HIP 104785 25.95
2025-11-25 21:13:31.74 -09:38:41.8 2.031 60.26 69.6 HIP 104785 2.16
2025-11-26 21:15:03.37 -09:30:17.0 2.038 61.00 69.6 HIP 104995 14.45
2025-11-27 21:16:36.06 -09:21:45.0 2.044 61.72 69.5 HIP 105019 9.95
2025-11-28 21:18:09.78 -09:13:05.9 2.049 62.44 69.5 HIP 105035 24.93
2025-11-29 21:19:44.51 -09:04:19.6 2.055 63.14 69.4 HIP 105389 16.87
2025-11-30 21:21:20.25 -08:55:26.1 2.061 63.84 69.4 HIP 105389 15.56
2025-12-01 21:22:56.98 -08:46:25.4 2.067 64.53 69.3 HIP 105574 32.73
2025-12-02 21:24:34.68 -08:37:17.5 2.073 65.22 69.3 HIP 105734 27.07
2025-12-03 21:26:13.34 -08:28:02.5 2.079 65.89 69.2 HIP 105970 23.57
2025-12-04 21:27:52.95 -08:18:40.3 2.084 66.56 69.1 HIP 105970 3.52
2025-12-05 21:29:33.48 -08:09:10.9 2.090 67.22 69.1 HIP 106142 27.60
2025-12-06 21:31:14.93 -07:59:34.3 2.095 67.87 69.0 HIP 106142 41.15
2025-12-07 21:32:57.29 -07:49:50.5 2.101 67.87 69.0 HIP 106449 18.03