129P/Shoemaker–Levy

Summary

129P/Shoemaker–Levy is a periodic comet^[1]. 129P/Shoemaker–Levy draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #30 of 183).^[2]

Key Facts

• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy^[3].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[4].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[5].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's image is recorded as Jupiter-Family Comets Johnson and Shoemaker-Levy 3.jpg^[6].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[7].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's instance of is recorded as Encke-type comet^[8].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 129P/1996 U1^[10].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 129P/1991 C1^[11].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 XXVII^[12].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 1991e^[13].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-02-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bf28t^[15].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000180^[16].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09698258206556558'}^[17].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[18].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.439154398995733'}^[19].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+3293.427171817833'}^[20].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+185.8726370397048'}^[21].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.332112819408893'}^[22].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.752252306434505'}^[23].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.911973332383282'}^[24].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+307.2810697138458'}^[25].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+310.6735133952096'}^[26].
• 129P/Shoemaker–Levy's epoch is recorded as November 6, 2012^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include David H. Levy^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1948^[29], of United States^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1929–2021^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[35], specialised in astronomy^[36]; and Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[5], an astronomer^[37], 1928–1997^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal^[40], specialised in geology^[41].

Why It Matters

129P/Shoemaker–Levy draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #30 of 183).^[2] 129P/Shoemaker–Levy has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]