138P/Shoemaker–Levy
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138P/Shoemaker–Levy, also known as Shoemaker–Levy 7, is a faint periodic comet in the Solar System. The comet came to perihelion on 11 June 2012,[1] but only brightened to about apparent magnitude 20.5.[2]
There were 4 recovery images of 138P on 8 August 2018 by Pan-STARRS when the comet had a magnitude of about 21.5.[3] The comet came to perihelion on 2 May 2019, and the next perihelion is 24 March, 2026.[4]
This comet should not be confused with Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (D/1993 F2), which crashed into Jupiter in 1994.
References
External links
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- 138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
- Elements and Ephemeris for 138P/Shoemaker-Levy – Minor Planet Center
- 138P at Kronk's Cometography