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 October 2, 1991^[13].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5409816392416366'}^[14].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[15].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.26421319155015'}^[16].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+3079.872700024479'}^[17].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.84075894637009'}^[18].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.142757951658059'}^[19].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+6.383913939327361'}^[20].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.901601963988758'}^[21].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.42031025289311'}^[22].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+253.0668769662144'}^[23].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's epoch is recorded as March 1, 2015^[24].
• 145P/Shoemaker–Levy's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2457997.3344621114'}^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include periodic comet^[6] and Jupiter-family comet^[7].

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.^[26]