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129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3

Comet
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Semi-major axis
4.304 au
Eccentricity
0.0906
Inclination
3.43°
Orbital period
8.925 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

129P129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3Shoemaker-Levy

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Shantanu Naidu
ClassETc
Semi-major axis a4.304 au
Eccentricity e0.0906
Inclination i3.43°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q3.914 / 4.69 au
Period3,260 d (8.925 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M185.16° / 309.13° / 335.92°
Earth MOID2.93 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2002-11-04 → 2025-05-27 · 720 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/129p-shoemaker-levy-3 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.