118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 (2003)

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Updated on July 26, 2009

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2003 July 20.0 TT = JDT 2452840.5 T 2003 July 16.7602 TT MPCN q 2.011032 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1517935 Peri. 302.0866 -0.0762946 -0.9946840 a 3.480438 Node 152.0394 +0.9573044 -0.0924708 e 0.422190 Incl. 8.4822 +0.2788323 +0.0453090 P 6.49 From 278 observations 1991-2002, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.44, A2 = -0.1486.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.2 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ ,-100] ( - 2003 Apr. 7) m1 = -6.0 + 5 log d + 60.0 log r [-100, 100] (2003 Apr. 7 - 2003 Oct. 24) m1 = 8.2 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ 100, 215] (2003 Oct. 24 - 2004 Feb. 16) m1 = 56.5 + 5 log d - 100 log r [ 215, 245] (2004 Feb. 16 - 2004 Mar. 17) m1 = -5.6 + 5 log d + 45 log r [ 245, ] (2004 Mar. 17 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 8.2 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.