Comet 181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6 is at Opposition (1.921 AU) on the 31st January 2015.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 01 30 09 17 32.2 +42 44 13 1.9133 2.8334 154.3 8.7 17.4 2015 01 31 09 16 05.2 +42 47 14 1.9213 2.8412 154.3 8.7 17.5 2015 02 01 09 14 38.6 +42 49 57 1.9297 2.8490 154.2 8.7 17.5 2015 02 02 09 13 12.4 +42 52 21 1.9383 2.8568 154.0 8.7 17.5 2015 02 03 09 11 46.6 +42 54 26 1.9472 2.8646 153.8 8.7 17.5 2015 02 04 09 10 21.6 +42 56 13 1.9563 2.8723 153.5 8.8 17.5 2015 02 05 09 08 57.2 +42 57 41 1.9658 2.8801 153.2 8.9 17.6 2015 02 06 09 07 33.6 +42 58 50 1.9755 2.8878 152.8 9.0 17.6 2015 02 07 09 06 10.9 +42 59 42 1.9855 2.8956 152.4 9.1 17.6 2015 02 08 09 04 49.2 +43 00 16 1.9958 2.9033 151.9 9.2 17.6 2015 02 09 09 03 28.5 +43 00 31 2.0063 2.9110 151.4 9.3 17.7 2015 02 10 09 02 08.9 +43 00 30 2.0171 2.9187 150.9 9.5 17.7 2015 02 11 09 00 50.6 +43 00 11 2.0282 2.9264 150.3 9.6 17.7 2015 02 12 08 59 33.5 +42 59 35 2.0395 2.9340 149.7 9.8 17.7 2015 02 13 08 58 17.7 +42 58 42 2.0511 2.9417 149.0 10.0 17.7 2015 02 14 08 57 03.4 +42 57 33 2.0630 2.9493 148.3 10.1 17.8 2015 02 15 08 55 50.5 +42 56 08 2.0751 2.9570 147.6 10.3 17.8 2015 02 16 08 54 39.1 +42 54 27 2.0875 2.9646 146.9 10.5 17.8 2015 02 17 08 53 29.3 +42 52 30 2.1001 2.9722 146.2 10.7 17.8 2015 02 18 08 52 21.2 +42 50 19 2.1130 2.9798 145.4 10.9 17.9 2015 02 19 08 51 14.8 +42 47 53 2.1261 2.9874 144.6 11.0 17.9 2015 02 20 08 50 10.0 +42 45 13 2.1395 2.9949 143.8 11.2 17.9 2015 02 21 08 49 07.1 +42 42 20 2.1531 3.0025 143.0 11.4 17.9 2015 02 22 08 48 06.0 +42 39 13 2.1669 3.0101 142.2 11.6 18.0 2015 02 23 08 47 06.7 +42 35 53 2.1810 3.0176 141.4 11.8 18.0 2015 02 24 08 46 09.3 +42 32 20 2.1953 3.0251 140.5 12.0 18.0 2015 02 25 08 45 13.9 +42 28 36 2.2098 3.0326 139.7 12.2 18.0 2015 02 26 08 44 20.3 +42 24 40 2.2246 3.0401 138.8 12.4 18.1 2015 02 27 08 43 28.7 +42 20 32 2.2396 3.0476 137.9 12.6 18.1 2015 02 28 08 42 39.0 +42 16 15 2.2547 3.0551 137.0 12.8 18.1
Comet 181P/Shoemaker-Levy is at Perihelion (1.124 AU) on the 10th June 2014
Comet 181P/Shoemaker-Levy makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.779 AU) on the 1st June 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 05 31 02 14 16.7 +06 36 41 1.7793 1.1325 36.2 31.9 13.3 2014 06 01 02 17 55.2 +07 06 28 1.7792 1.1309 36.1 31.9 13.3 2014 06 02 02 21 33.9 +07 36 05 1.7792 1.1294 36.0 31.9 13.3 2014 06 03 02 25 12.7 +08 05 33 1.7794 1.1281 35.9 31.9 13.3 2014 06 04 02 28 51.6 +08 34 51 1.7797 1.1270 35.9 31.8 13.3 2014 06 05 02 32 30.7 +09 03 58 1.7802 1.1260 35.8 31.8 13.3 2014 06 06 02 36 10.0 +09 32 53 1.7808 1.1252 35.7 31.8 13.3 2014 06 07 02 39 49.3 +10 01 36 1.7815 1.1245 35.6 31.7 13.3 2014 06 08 02 43 28.8 +10 30 07 1.7824 1.1241 35.6 31.7 13.3 2014 06 09 02 47 08.4 +10 58 24 1.7833 1.1238 35.5 31.6 13.3 2014 06 10 02 50 48.1 +11 26 27 1.7845 1.1236 35.4 31.6 13.3 2014 06 11 02 54 28.0 +11 54 15 1.7857 1.1236 35.4 31.5 13.3 2014 06 12 02 58 07.9 +12 21 49 1.7871 1.1238 35.3 31.5 13.3 2014 06 13 03 01 48.0 +12 49 07 1.7885 1.1242 35.3 31.4 13.3 2014 06 14 03 05 28.1 +13 16 09 1.7901 1.1247 35.2 31.4 13.3 2014 06 15 03 09 08.4 +13 42 54 1.7918 1.1254 35.2 31.3 13.3 2014 06 16 03 12 48.7 +14 09 23 1.7937 1.1262 35.1 31.3 13.3 2014 06 17 03 16 29.2 +14 35 33 1.7956 1.1272 35.1 31.2 13.3 2014 06 18 03 20 09.7 +15 01 26 1.7976 1.1284 35.0 31.1 13.3 2014 06 19 03 23 50.2 +15 27 00 1.7997 1.1297 35.0 31.1 13.3 2014 06 20 03 27 30.8 +15 52 15 1.8019 1.1312 35.0 31.0 13.3 2014 06 21 03 31 11.5 +16 17 11 1.8042 1.1329 35.0 30.9 13.3 2014 06 22 03 34 52.1 +16 41 47 1.8066 1.1347 35.0 30.9 13.3 2014 06 23 03 38 32.8 +17 06 03 1.8091 1.1367 35.0 30.8 13.3 2014 06 24 03 42 13.4 +17 29 58 1.8117 1.1388 35.0 30.8 13.4 2014 06 25 03 45 54.0 +17 53 33 1.8143 1.1411 35.0 30.7 13.4 2014 06 26 03 49 34.6 +18 16 46 1.8170 1.1436 35.0 30.6 13.4 2014 06 27 03 53 15.1 +18 39 39 1.8198 1.1462 35.0 30.6 13.4 2014 06 28 03 56 55.5 +19 02 09 1.8227 1.1489 35.0 30.5 13.4 2014 06 29 04 00 35.7 +19 24 18 1.8256 1.1518 35.0 30.4 13.4 2014 06 30 04 04 15.9 +19 46 04 1.8286 1.1549 35.1 30.4 13.4
Comet 181P/Shoemaker-Levy is at Opposition (2.918 AU) on the 15th May, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 05 13 15 23 38.1 -25 32 04 2.9319 3.9362 172.7 1.9 19.8 2013 05 14 15 22 39.5 -25 31 00 2.9251 3.9302 173.0 1.8 19.8 2013 05 15 15 21 40.6 -25 29 52 2.9185 3.9241 173.2 1.7 19.8 2013 05 16 15 20 41.6 -25 28 40 2.9124 3.9180 173.1 1.8 19.8 2013 05 17 15 19 42.4 -25 27 23 2.9065 3.9119 172.9 1.8 19.7 2013 05 18 15 18 43.1 -25 26 03 2.9009 3.9058 172.4 2.0 19.7 2013 05 19 15 17 43.7 -25 24 39 2.8956 3.8997 171.9 2.1 19.7 2013 05 20 15 16 44.3 -25 23 11 2.8907 3.8936 171.1 2.3 19.7
The celestial body 181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6 was first observed on 11/06/91. It has an orbital period of 7.5311 years. Source
The celestial body 181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6 was first observed on 11/06/91. It has an orbital period of 7.5311 years.