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181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.839 au
Eccentricity
0.7073
Inclination
16.98°
Orbital period
7.529 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

181P181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6Shoemaker-Levy

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Ryan S. Park
ClassJFc · near-Earth
Semi-major axis a3.839 au
Eccentricity e0.7073
Inclination i16.98°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.124 / 6.55 au
Period2,750 d (7.529 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M37.68° / 333.8° / 11.75°
Earth MOID0.156 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1991-11-11 → 2014-06-15 · 88 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/181p-shoemaker-levy-6 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.