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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 1970 and 01 Jan 1970 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
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Where is Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8?
Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 21h 41m 57s and the Declination is -08° 36’ 02”.
- 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- Given its current magnitude, 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Below you can see a simplified sky chart showing where Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations. More advanced sky charts for Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 are available on TheSkyLive: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
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