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145P/Shoemaker-Levy

Basic Information of 145P/Shoemaker-Levy

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.889720
Eccentricity 0.542368
Inclination (deg) 11.278200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 26.766800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 10.419000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 8.391152

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-01-31T22:24:57.600
Period (years) 8.391152

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

145P/Shoemaker-Levy · Next 30 Days Steps: 3 days · geocentric

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 22:36:28.66 -14:25:02.7 1.619 53.50 47.4 HIP 111646 15.00
2025-11-22 22:37:33.66 -14:10:33.2 1.627 54.33 47.9 HIP 111777 15.21
2025-11-23 22:38:40.06 -13:55:57.7 1.634 55.14 48.3 HIP 111777 8.02
2025-11-24 22:39:47.82 -13:41:16.3 1.642 55.94 48.7 HIP 111979 19.47
2025-11-25 22:40:56.94 -13:26:29.2 1.650 56.74 49.1 HIP 111979 24.89
2025-11-26 22:42:07.38 -13:11:36.4 1.657 57.52 49.4 HIP 112053 19.42
2025-11-27 22:43:19.12 -12:56:38.0 1.665 58.30 49.8 HIP 112238 18.81
2025-11-28 22:44:32.14 -12:41:34.1 1.673 59.06 50.1 HIP 112238 7.11
2025-11-29 22:45:46.41 -12:26:24.8 1.680 59.81 50.5 HIP 112415 17.74
2025-11-30 22:47:01.90 -12:11:10.2 1.688 60.55 50.8 HIP 112415 13.09
2025-12-01 22:48:18.60 -11:55:50.4 1.696 61.28 51.1 HIP 112415 34.58
2025-12-02 22:49:36.48 -11:40:25.6 1.704 62.00 51.4 HIP 112705 19.62
2025-12-03 22:50:55.52 -11:24:55.7 1.711 62.70 51.6 HIP 112705 22.18
2025-12-04 22:52:15.69 -11:09:20.9 1.719 63.40 51.9 HIP 112926 11.91
2025-12-05 22:53:36.97 -10:53:41.3 1.727 64.08 52.2 HIP 113014 10.36
2025-12-06 22:54:59.35 -10:37:56.9 1.735 64.76 52.4 HIP 113123 21.24
2025-12-07 22:56:22.80 -10:22:07.8 1.743 64.76 52.4 HIP 113310 9.12