Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9

Summary

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is a comet^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of comet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (660 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy^[5].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's image is recorded as Shoemaker-Levy 9 on 1994-05-17.png^[6].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's instance of is recorded as comet^[7].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Eugene Merle Shoemaker is named after Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9^[9].
• Carolyn S. Shoemaker is named after Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9^[10].
• David H. Levy is named after Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9^[11].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 248702969^[12].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's GND ID is recorded as 4362202-1^[13].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh95006176^[14].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Comet Shoemaker-Levy symbol (fixed width).svg^[15].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's Commons category is recorded as Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9^[16].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's parent astronomical body is recorded as Jupiter^[17].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-03-24T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was dissolved in +1994-07-01T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01znl^[20].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000836803^[21].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's spoken text audio is recorded as Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.ogg^[22].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0263091^[23].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Comet-Shoemaker-Levy-9^[24].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.8'}^[25].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's NAIF ID is recorded as 1000130^[26].
• Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Shoemaker-Levy_9^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9's instance of is recorded as comet^[7].

History and Context

Things named after include Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[9], an astronomer^[28], 1928–1997^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal^[31], specialised in geology^[32]; Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[10], an astronomer^[33], 1929–2021^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[36], specialised in astronomy^[37]; and David H. Levy^[11], an astronomer^[38], b. 1948^[39], of United States^[40], specialised in astronomy^[41].

Why It Matters

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 ranks in the top 3% of comet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (660 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]