Shoemaker-Levy 2 (137P)

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2015-12-12 (JD 2457368.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.5720528838 ± 7.93e-08
Semi-major axis (a)4.5177758479 AU ± 8.10e-08
Inclination (i)4.85034577° ± 6.18e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)233.07340964° ± 1.29e-04
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)140.98796097° ± 1.27e-04
Mean Anomaly (M)247.29179673° ± 3.91e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.1026400973°/day ± 2.76e-09
Perihelion dist (q)1.93336915 AU ± 3.60e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)7.10218255 AU ± 3.80e-07
Orbital Period9.60274113 yr ± 2.58e-07
Orbit Solution
SourceJPL
Solution Date2026-05-22 14:12:30
RMS Residual0.422″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeJupiter-family Comet
MOID0.936211 AU
Observations Used1227
Oppositions—
Arc Total1990-2026
First Observation Used—
Last Observation Used2026-05-14
Observations (1242)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2009-12-24 07:42:29 C 06 21 55.31 +18 22 18.4 – c G92
2009-12-24 08:01:13 C 06 21 54.62 +18 22 16.9 – c G92
2009-12-24 08:19:57 C 06 21 53.85 +18 22 16.7 – c G92
2009-12-26 23:54:03 C 06 19 28.76 +18 20 47.7 – c J01
2009-12-27 00:10:45 C 06 19 28.09 +18 20 47.6 – c J01
2009-12-27 21:29:43 C 06 18 40.18 +18 20 21.0 – w J10
2009-12-27 21:46:23 C 06 18 39.49 +18 20 20.6 – w J10
2009-12-27 23:13:58 C 06 18 36.11 +18 20 20.3 – w J02
2009-12-29 13:46:21 C 06 17 10.15 +18 19 36.3 – r 900
2009-12-29 14:01:37 C 06 17 09.55 +18 19 36.5 – r 900
2010-01-03 19:31:10 C 06 12 40.86 +18 17 53.0 – r 235
2010-01-06 09:54:19 C 06 10 34.82 +18 17 21.0 – o H10
2010-01-06 10:20:47 C 06 10 33.96 +18 17 24.8 – o H10
2010-01-08 05:04:12 C 06 09 12.06 +18 17 12.0 – r G96
2010-01-08 05:12:40 C 06 09 11.77 +18 17 12.1 – r G96
2010-01-08 05:21:08 C 06 09 11.48 +18 17 12.1 – r G96
2010-01-08 05:29:36 C 06 09 11.23 +18 17 12.0 – r G96
2010-01-08 05:38:05 C 06 09 10.94 +18 17 12.0 – r G96
2010-01-13 04:53:04 C 06 05 39.66 +18 17 13.1 – c 704
2010-01-13 05:27:57 C 06 05 38.62 +18 17 13.3 – c 704
2010-01-13 05:45:19 C 06 05 38.17 +18 17 13.7 – c 704
2010-01-13 06:02:37 C 06 05 37.61 +18 17 12.8 – c 704
2010-01-13 16:53:24 C 06 05 19.76 +18 17 15.6 – m 349
2010-01-13 17:09:04 C 06 05 19.30 +18 17 15.0 – m 349
2010-01-14 19:58:16 C 06 04 36.87 +18 17 23.1 – w J40
2010-01-14 20:21:00 C 06 04 36.24 +18 17 23.2 – w J40
2010-01-14 20:41:12 C 06 04 35.66 +18 17 23.4 – w J40
2010-01-15 20:46:35 C 06 03 58.72 +18 17 32.3 – r 235
2010-01-15 22:03:19 C 06 03 56.74 +18 17 32.6 – v 204
2010-01-16 00:11:08 C 06 03 53.42 +18 17 33.4 – v 204
2010-01-17 19:54:03 C 06 02 50.26 +18 17 55.2 – u B42
2010-01-17 20:00:10 C 06 02 50.12 +18 17 54.8 – u B42
2010-01-17 20:06:17 C 06 02 49.94 +18 17 54.7 – u B42
2010-01-18 05:00:26 C 06 02 37.73 +18 18 01.5 – c 704
2010-01-18 05:18:15 C 06 02 37.24 +18 18 02.3 – c 704
2010-01-18 05:36:06 C 06 02 36.83 +18 18 02.3 – c 704
2010-01-18 05:54:16 C 06 02 36.39 +18 18 02.5 – c 704
2010-01-18 06:12:11 C 06 02 35.95 +18 18 02.5 – c 704
2010-01-18 22:40:35 C 06 02 13.72 +18 18 12.9 – w 160
2010-01-18 22:42:10 C 06 02 13.60 +18 18 13.2 – w 160
2010-01-18 22:45:06 C 06 02 13.56 +18 18 13.1 – w 160
2010-01-21 22:42:04 C 06 00 44.07 +18 19 07.9 – u 160
2010-01-21 22:45:01 C 06 00 44.02 +18 19 08.0 – u 160
2010-01-21 22:47:58 C 06 00 43.96 +18 19 08.0 – u 160
2010-02-01 19:01:07 C 05 57 10.97 +18 24 31.0 – c C12
2010-02-01 20:31:58 C 05 57 10.21 +18 24 33.7 – c C12
2010-02-01 23:47:08 C 05 57 08.54 +18 24 39.2 – w 213
2010-02-01 23:57:29 C 05 57 08.46 +18 24 39.3 – w 213
2010-02-02 00:04:23 C 05 57 08.40 +18 24 39.5 – w 213
2010-02-05 20:18:12 C 05 56 36.12 +18 27 14.7 – o C10