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135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8

Comet
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Diameter
3.8 km
Semi-major axis
3.828 au
Eccentricity
0.2902
Inclination
6.05°
Orbital period
7.502 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

135P135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8Shoemaker-Levy

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.828 au
Eccentricity e0.2902
Inclination i6.05°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q2.717 / 4.94 au
Period2,740 d (7.502 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M213.36° / 22.7° / 225.43°
Earth MOID1.71 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter3.8 km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1992-03-30 → 2022-04-29 · 115 observations

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/135p-shoemaker-levy-8 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.