181P/Shoemaker–Levy

Summary

181P/Shoemaker–Levy is a periodic comet^[1]. 181P/Shoemaker–Levy draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #31 of 183).^[2]

Key Facts

• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy^[3].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[4].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[5].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[6].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[7].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[8].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 181P/2006 U4^[10].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 181P/1991 V1^[11].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 XVIII^[12].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's provisional designation is recorded as 181P/1991b1^[13].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-10-13T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dd392k^[15].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000136^[16].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.7073228278805144'}^[17].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.3'}^[18].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.98117916666919'}^[19].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2747.44313771198'}^[20].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+37.6794577153227'}^[21].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.839018373459053'}^[22].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+6.554443705659363'}^[23].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.123593041258743'}^[24].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+333.7988485602352'}^[25].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.75008853224812'}^[26].
• 181P/Shoemaker–Levy's epoch is recorded as September 8, 2014^[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

181P/Shoemaker–Levy draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #31 of 183).^[2] 181P/Shoemaker–Levy has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] 181P/Shoemaker–Levy is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]