Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 is at Opposition (3.045 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 29th March 2015
Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.045 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 28th March 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 03 27 12 29 40.9 -02 58 58 3.0448 4.0418 177.8 0.5 19.5 2015 03 28 12 29 06.6 -02 54 39 3.0446 4.0424 178.9 0.3 19.5 2015 03 29 12 28 32.4 -02 50 19 3.0448 4.0430 179.8 0.1 19.5 2015 03 30 12 27 58.1 -02 46 00 3.0453 4.0436 178.7 0.3 19.5 2015 03 31 12 27 23.9 -02 41 41 3.0461 4.0441 177.6 0.6 19.5 2015 04 01 12 26 49.8 -02 37 22 3.0471 4.0447 176.4 0.9 19.5 2015 04 02 12 26 15.7 -02 33 05 3.0485 4.0453 175.3 1.2 19.5 2015 04 03 12 25 41.8 -02 28 48 3.0502 4.0459 174.2 1.4 19.5 2015 04 04 12 25 08.1 -02 24 32 3.0521 4.0464 173.0 1.7 19.5 2015 04 05 12 24 34.6 -02 20 18 3.0544 4.0470 171.9 2.0 19.5 2015 04 06 12 24 01.3 -02 16 05 3.0570 4.0476 170.7 2.3 19.5 2015 04 07 12 23 28.2 -02 11 54 3.0598 4.0482 169.6 2.6 19.5 2015 04 08 12 22 55.4 -02 07 45 3.0630 4.0488 168.5 2.8 19.5 2015 04 09 12 22 23.0 -02 03 38 3.0664 4.0494 167.3 3.1 19.5 2015 04 10 12 21 50.8 -01 59 33 3.0702 4.0499 166.2 3.4 19.5 2015 04 11 12 21 19.0 -01 55 31 3.0742 4.0505 165.1 3.7 19.5 2015 04 12 12 20 47.6 -01 51 32 3.0785 4.0511 163.9 3.9 19.5 2015 04 13 12 20 16.6 -01 47 35 3.0831 4.0517 162.8 4.2 19.5 2015 04 14 12 19 46.1 -01 43 41 3.0880 4.0523 161.7 4.5 19.5 2015 04 15 12 19 16.0 -01 39 51 3.0931 4.0529 160.6 4.7 19.5 2015 04 16 12 18 46.4 -01 36 04 3.0986 4.0535 159.5 5.0 19.5 2015 04 17 12 18 17.3 -01 32 20 3.1043 4.0541 158.3 5.2 19.5 2015 04 18 12 17 48.8 -01 28 40 3.1103 4.0546 157.2 5.5 19.5 2015 04 19 12 17 20.8 -01 25 05 3.1166 4.0552 156.1 5.8 19.5 2015 04 20 12 16 53.4 -01 21 33 3.1231 4.0558 155.0 6.0 19.6 2015 04 21 12 16 26.6 -01 18 05 3.1299 4.0564 153.9 6.3 19.6 2015 04 22 12 16 00.5 -01 14 42 3.1370 4.0570 152.8 6.5 19.6 2015 04 23 12 15 35.0 -01 11 23 3.1443 4.0576 151.7 6.7 19.6 2015 04 24 12 15 10.2 -01 08 09 3.1518 4.0582 150.6 7.0 19.6 2015 04 25 12 14 46.1 -01 05 00 3.1597 4.0588 149.5 7.2 19.6 2015 04 26 12 14 22.6 -01 01 55 3.1677 4.0594 148.5 7.4 19.6 2015 04 27 12 13 59.9 -00 58 56 3.1760 4.0600 147.4 7.7 19.6 2015 04 28 12 13 38.0 -00 56 01 3.1846 4.0606 146.3 7.9 19.6 2015 04 29 12 13 16.8 -00 53 12 3.1933 4.0612 145.2 8.1 19.6 2015 04 30 12 12 56.3 -00 50 28 3.2023 4.0618 144.2 8.3 19.6
Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy is at perihelion (3.911 AU) on the 11th February 2014
Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy is at Opposition (2.930 AU) on the 2nd February 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 01 28 09 02 17.3 +13 05 36 2.9351 3.9139 172.6 1.8 19.3 2014 01 29 09 01 39.2 +13 08 37 2.9335 3.9139 173.6 1.6 19.3 2014 01 30 09 01 01.1 +13 11 40 2.9321 3.9138 174.6 1.4 19.3 2014 01 31 09 00 22.8 +13 14 45 2.9310 3.9138 175.4 1.2 19.3 2014 02 01 08 59 44.4 +13 17 50 2.9302 3.9138 176.0 1.0 19.3 2014 02 02 08 59 05.9 +13 20 57 2.9298 3.9138 176.4 0.9 19.3 2014 02 03 08 58 27.5 +13 24 05 2.9296 3.9138 176.3 0.9 19.3 2014 02 04 08 57 49.1 +13 27 14 2.9298 3.9138 176.0 1.0 19.3 2014 02 05 08 57 10.8 +13 30 23 2.9303 3.9137 175.3 1.2 19.3 2014 02 06 08 56 32.5 +13 33 33 2.9311 3.9137 174.5 1.4 19.3 2014 02 07 08 55 54.4 +13 36 43 2.9322 3.9137 173.5 1.6 19.3 2014 02 08 08 55 16.5 +13 39 54 2.9336 3.9137 172.5 1.9 19.3 2014 02 09 08 54 38.8 +13 43 04 2.9353 3.9137 171.5 2.1 19.3 2014 02 10 08 54 01.4 +13 46 14 2.9373 3.9137 170.4 2.4 19.3 2014 02 11 08 53 24.2 +13 49 24 2.9396 3.9137 169.3 2.7 19.3 2014 02 12 08 52 47.3 +13 52 33 2.9422 3.9137 168.2 3.0 19.3 2014 02 13 08 52 10.8 +13 55 42 2.9451 3.9137 167.1 3.2 19.3 2014 02 14 08 51 34.7 +13 58 50 2.9483 3.9137 166.0 3.5 19.3 2014 02 15 08 50 59.0 +14 01 58 2.9519 3.9137 164.9 3.8 19.3 2014 02 16 08 50 23.7 +14 05 04 2.9557 3.9137 163.7 4.1 19.3 2014 02 17 08 49 48.9 +14 08 09 2.9597 3.9137 162.6 4.3 19.3 2014 02 18 08 49 14.6 +14 11 12 2.9641 3.9137 161.5 4.6 19.3 2014 02 19 08 48 40.8 +14 14 15 2.9688 3.9138 160.3 4.9 19.3 2014 02 20 08 48 07.6 +14 17 15 2.9737 3.9138 159.2 5.1 19.3 2014 02 21 08 47 35.0 +14 20 14 2.9790 3.9138 158.1 5.4 19.3 2014 02 22 08 47 03.1 +14 23 12 2.9845 3.9138 156.9 5.7 19.3 2014 02 23 08 46 31.7 +14 26 07 2.9903 3.9138 155.8 5.9 19.3 2014 02 24 08 46 01.1 +14 29 00 2.9963 3.9138 154.7 6.2 19.3 2014 02 25 08 45 31.1 +14 31 51 3.0026 3.9139 153.6 6.5 19.3 2014 02 26 08 45 01.9 +14 34 40 3.0092 3.9139 152.4 6.7 19.3 2014 02 27 08 44 33.4 +14 37 26 3.0161 3.9139 151.3 7.0 19.3 2014 02 28 08 44 05.7 +14 40 10 3.0232 3.9139 150.2 7.2 19.3
Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.078 AU) on the 12th December, 2012.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2012 12 12 05 12 44.7 +18 38 05 3.0776 4.0598 175.4 1.1 19.5 2012 12 13 05 12 03.9 +18 37 10 3.0776 4.0591 174.9 1.2 19.5 2012 12 14 05 11 23.1 +18 36 15 3.0779 4.0585 174.3 1.4 19.5 2012 12 15 05 10 42.5 +18 35 22 3.0785 4.0579 173.4 1.6 19.5 2012 12 16 05 10 02.0 +18 34 30 3.0794 4.0572 172.5 1.8 19.5 2012 12 17 05 09 21.6 +18 33 39 3.0807 4.0566 171.5 2.1 19.5 2012 12 18 05 08 41.5 +18 32 49 3.0822 4.0559 170.5 2.3 19.5 2012 12 19 05 08 01.7 +18 32 01 3.0841 4.0553 169.4 2.6 19.5 2012 12 20 05 07 22.1 +18 31 14 3.0863 4.0547 168.3 2.8 19.5