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135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 live position and data.
Right Ascension: 15.455858
Declination: -18.602754 (J2000) Magnitude: 16.78 (Estimated: JPL) Constellation: Libra
Sun Distance: 406563738 km [ km/s]
Earth Distance: 450344646 km [ km/s]
Perihelion: 7 Jun 2007 07:08 UTC [] |
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135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 live position and data
This page shows Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).
Current close conjunctions
List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 (less than 1.5 degrees):
| Type | Name | Magnitude | Ar | Dec |
| Star | HIP 75314 | 0 | 15h 23m 13s | -19° 14’ 36” |
| Star | HIP 75532 | 7.7194 | 15h 25m 52s | -18° 30’ 57” |
| Star | HIP 75768 | 8.1498 | 15h 28m 43s | -18° 43’ 23” |
| Star | HIP 76057 | 8.5618 | 15h 31m 58s | -18° 29’ 11” |
| Star | HIP 75607 | 6.9088 | 15h 26m 50s | -20° 00’ 18” |
| Star | HIP 75291 | 8.4746 | 15h 22m 59s | -18° 50’ 40” |
| Star | HIP 75217 | 8.8818 | 15h 22m 13s | -18° 15’ 16” |
| Star | HIP 76103 | 8.563 | 15h 32m 34s | -19° 24’ 09” |
| Star | HIP 75985 | 7.616 | 15h 31m 02s | -18° 50’ 11” |
| Star | HIP 75830 | 8.6628 | 15h 29m 24s | -19° 24’ 16” |
| Star | HIP 75848 | 6.6444 | 15h 29m 34s | -17° 26’ 27” |
Additional resources
Additional Resources about Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8
- 15 Days Ephemerides
- Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
- Rise & Set Times
- Distance from Earth
- Light Curve
- Orbital Elements
Astronomy databases
This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:
- The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
- The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
- The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
- The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies
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