138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2012-06-11T18:10:36.698880Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2026-09-08T08:47:00Z
Obs used 171
NEO -
M1 16.200
K1 9.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2011-12-28.0000000
e 0.53054510
q (au) 1.700540
a (au) 3.622371
i (deg) 10.083992
Ω (om, deg) 309.414913
ω (w, deg) 95.628205
M (ma, deg) 336.160361

Magnitude

138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (14.696 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 14.696
n 6.000
gf 0.961
gb -0.835
k 0.991
δ90 1.000
Parameter Symbol Range Description
Absolute magnitude at 1 AU from Sun and Earth H0 -5 to 20 Intrinsic brightness of the comet
Photometric slope parameter n 2 to 6 Rate of brightness change with heliocentric distance
Forward scattering asymmetry factor gf 0.8 to 1 Degree of forward scattering
Backward scattering asymmetry factor gb -1 to -0.5 Degree of backward scattering
Partitioning coefficient k 0.8 to 1 Ratio between forward/backward scattering contributions
Dust-to-gas brightness ratio δ90 1 to 10 Relative contribution of dust scattering to gas emission

Reference: EPSC-DPS2025-160

Finding Chart

138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 · Next 30 Days

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-09-20 00:00 09:25:47.99 +15:56:26.2 HIP 46397 29.35
2026-09-20 12:00 09:26:37.86 +15:51:21.7 HIP 46397 16.33
2026-09-21 00:00 09:27:27.53 +15:46:17.2 HIP 46397 3.38
2026-09-21 12:00 09:28:17.02 +15:41:12.7 HIP 46397 9.62
2026-09-22 00:00 09:29:06.31 +15:36:08.2 HIP 46397 22.52
2026-09-22 12:00 09:29:55.42 +15:31:03.8 HIP 46635 18.20
2026-09-23 00:00 09:30:44.34 +15:25:59.3 HIP 46635 10.61
2026-09-23 12:00 09:31:33.07 +15:20:54.9 HIP 46635 14.91
2026-09-24 00:00 09:32:21.61 +15:15:50.6 HIP 46635 25.64
2026-09-24 12:00 09:33:09.96 +15:10:46.3 HIP 46926 21.38
2026-09-25 00:00 09:33:58.12 +15:05:42.1 HIP 46926 23.87
2026-09-25 12:00 09:34:46.10 +15:00:37.9 HIP 46969 25.80
2026-09-26 00:00 09:35:33.88 +14:55:33.8 HIP 46969 26.44
2026-09-26 12:00 09:36:21.48 +14:50:29.8 HIP 47211 28.10
2026-09-27 00:00 09:37:08.89 +14:45:26.0 HIP 47266 27.67
2026-09-27 12:00 09:37:56.11 +14:40:22.2 HIP 47266 19.56
2026-09-28 00:00 09:38:43.14 +14:35:18.5 HIP 47368 11.18
2026-09-28 12:00 09:39:29.99 +14:30:15.0 HIP 47368 8.01
2026-09-29 00:00 09:40:16.64 +14:25:11.6 HIP 47368 17.61
2026-09-29 12:00 09:41:03.11 +14:20:08.4 HIP 47503 12.60
2026-09-30 00:00 09:41:49.38 +14:15:05.3 HIP 47503 13.02
2026-09-30 12:00 09:42:35.47 +14:10:02.4 HIP 47723 18.75
2026-10-01 00:00 09:43:21.37 +14:04:59.7 HIP 47723 6.59
2026-10-01 12:00 09:44:07.08 +13:59:57.1 HIP 47723 5.78
2026-10-02 00:00 09:44:52.60 +13:54:54.8 HIP 47723 17.85
2026-10-02 12:00 09:45:37.93 +13:49:52.7 HIP 47930 23.66
2026-10-03 00:00 09:46:23.07 +13:44:50.8 HIP 47930 18.51
2026-10-03 12:00 09:47:08.02 +13:39:49.1 HIP 48060 15.24
2026-10-04 00:00 09:47:52.78 +13:34:47.7 HIP 48060 6.15
2026-10-04 12:00 09:48:37.34 +13:29:46.5 HIP 48060 11.37
2026-10-05 00:00 09:49:21.72 +13:24:45.6 HIP 48152 20.97
2026-10-05 12:00 09:50:05.90 +13:19:44.9 HIP 48324 20.86
2026-10-06 00:00 09:50:49.89 +13:14:44.6 HIP 48324 11.16
2026-10-06 12:00 09:51:33.68 +13:09:44.5 HIP 48324 9.64
2026-10-07 00:00 09:52:17.28 +13:04:44.8 HIP 48324 18.36
2026-10-07 12:00 09:53:00.69 +12:59:45.4 HIP 48324 29.22
2026-10-08 00:00 09:53:43.90 +12:54:46.3 HIP 48361 35.41
2026-10-08 12:00 09:54:26.91 +12:49:47.5 HIP 48361 43.61
2026-10-09 00:00 09:55:09.73 +12:44:49.2 HIP 48841 42.89
2026-10-09 12:00 09:55:52.35 +12:39:51.1 HIP 48841 31.39
2026-10-10 00:00 09:56:34.78 +12:34:53.5 HIP 48841 19.94
2026-10-10 12:00 09:57:17.00 +12:29:56.2 HIP 48841 8.61
2026-10-11 00:00 09:57:59.03 +12:24:59.4 HIP 48841 3.46