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145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5

Comet
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Semi-major axis
4.142 au
Eccentricity
0.5407
Inclination
11.26°
Orbital period
8.433 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

145P145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5Shoemaker-Levy

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a4.142 au
Eccentricity e0.5407
Inclination i11.26°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.902 / 6.38 au
Period3,080 d (8.433 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M26.8° / 10.29° / 91.24°
Earth MOID0.91 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1991-09-12 → 2026-03-20 · 1,434 observations

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/145p-shoemaker-levy-5 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.