145P/Shoemaker–Levy

Summary

145P/Shoemaker–Levy is a periodic comet^[1]. 145P/Shoemaker–Levy has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy^[3].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[4].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[5].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[6].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[7].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[8].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 145P/2000 R1^[9].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 145P/1991 T1^[10].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 XXII^[11].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 1991z^[12].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-10-02T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000135^[14].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5409816392416366'}^[15].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[16].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.26421319155015'}^[17].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+3079.872700024479'}^[18].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.84075894637009'}^[19].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.142757951658059'}^[20].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+6.383913939327361'}^[21].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.901601963988758'}^[22].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.42031025289311'}^[23].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+253.0668769662144'}^[24].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120pb19v^[25].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's epoch is recorded as March 1, 2015^[26].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2457997.3344621114'}^[27].

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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

145P/Shoemaker–Levy has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] 145P/Shoemaker–Levy is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]