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137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2

Comet
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Diameter
5.8 km
Semi-major axis
4.518 au
Eccentricity
0.572
Inclination
4.85°
Orbital period
9.61 y
Rotation period
7.7 h

Also known as

3 identifiers

137P137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2Shoemaker-Levy

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a4.518 au
Eccentricity e0.572
Inclination i4.85°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.933 / 7.1 au
Period3,510 d (9.61 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M233.07° / 140.99° / 248.32°
Earth MOID0.937 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter5.8 km
Albedo—
Rotation period7.7 h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1990-09-16 → 2026-06-16 · 1,230 observations

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/137p-shoemaker-levy-2 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.