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138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.624 au
Eccentricity
0.5298
Inclination
10.08°
Orbital period
6.899 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

138P138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7Shoemaker-Levy

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Shantanu Naidu
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.624 au
Eccentricity e0.5298
Inclination i10.08°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.704 / 5.54 au
Period2,520 d (6.899 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M309.44° / 95.55° / 219.8°
Earth MOID0.748 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1991-11-13 → 2025-09-15 · 134 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/138p-shoemaker-levy-7 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.