138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 (2026)

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Updated on August 10, 2025

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2026 Mar. 24.28413 TT Pike q 1.6944452 (2000.0) P Q n 0.14326563 Peri. 95.73743 +0.69570370 -0.70536921 a 3.6172182 Node 309.21901 +0.56993105 +0.65712128 e 0.5315612 Incl. 10.09778 +0.43723559 +0.26579298 P 6.88 From 112 observations 1991 Nov. 13-2025 Aug. 3, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +0.08, A2 = -0.0109.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 16.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t - 50)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-P113. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.