135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8

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Updated on June 28, 2023

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* Profile

Kazuo Kinoshita's calculation revealed that it approached to Jupiter down to 0.08 A.U. in 1988, and the perihelion distance was reduced from 5.2 A.U. down to 2.7 A.U.

It was discovered in 1992, when it passed the perihelion of the small distance for the first time, then it reached to 16 mag. But in the next return in 1999, it only reached to 18 mag. In the next return in 2007, it became fainter furthermore, and it has not been recovered yet.

The absolute magnitude of the comet has been fading, 7.5 mag in 1992, 8.5 mag in 1999, and fainter than 9.5 mag in 2007.

Kazuo Kinoshita's calculation revealed that it approached to Jupiter again in 2047, and the perihelion distance will be increased again, up to 3.6 A.U.

* Returns and Appearances

!Discovered *Appeared -Not observed #Appeared before discovery +Not observed before discovery .Returns in the future
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2029 Aug. 31
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2022 Apr. 7
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2014 Nov. 1
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2007 May 30
* 135P/1998 B1
1999 Dec. 10
! 135P/1992 G2
1992 June 13

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The perihelion dates in the past appearances are printed on Catalog of Cometary Orbits 1996.
Information on the discovery and historical highlights are available at General Comet Info (Gary W. Kronk).
Orbital elements in the past and future are calculated by Kazuo Kinoshita (http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~comet/pcmtn/0135p.htm).

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