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145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5
Classification: Jupiter-family Comet          SPK-ID: 1000135
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457082.5 (2015-Mar-01.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 30 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .5409816362750146 1.6316e-07  
a 4.142757958470263 1.865e-07 au
q 1.901601979405681 7.2357e-07 au
i 11.26421604225583 1.307e-05 deg
node 26.84077386097572 6.993e-05 deg
peri 10.42027692978917 9.076e-05 deg
M 253.0668819161457 2.1824e-05 deg
tp 2457997.334422020250
(2017-Aug-31.83442202)		 0.00016237 TDB
period 3079.872707621128
8.43		 0.00020797
5.694e-07		 d
yr
n .1168879477093914 7.893e-09 deg/d
Q 6.383913937534844 2.8739e-07 au

Additional Model Parameters
 Parameter Value Uncertainty (1-sigma) 
A1 [EST] -1.079237050724678E-9 3.488E-10
A2 [EST] -1.298139527190071E-10 8.9E-12
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      881  
   data-arc span      9741 days (26.67 yr)  
   first obs. used      1991-09-12  
   last obs. used      2018-05-14  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .55644  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2018-May-26 20:53:18  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .909833 au 
 Jupiter MOID = .240257 au 
 T_jup = 2.728 
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Orbit Covariance (8×8)
  e q tp node peri i A1 A2
e 2.662264051971409E-14 -1.174498455542371E-13 -8.488466270154591E-13 3.635763621818397E-15 -2.902445292400095E-13 9.736101927404062E-14 4.282772554426816E-17 -8.090170282381841E-19
q -1.174498455542371E-13 5.235513480830117E-13 2.743511746592418E-13 -3.456964252929589E-13 -8.449520891785396E-13 -4.495111347913282E-13 -2.027328767882884E-16 4.082616676217764E-18
tp -8.488466270154591E-13 2.743511746592418E-13 2.636405143388485E-8 1.873517372384299E-10 9.405957131019044E-9 -2.887351844215809E-10 -6.378830743247298E-15 -5.089288550674887E-16
node 3.635763621818397E-15 -3.456964252929589E-13 1.873517372384299E-10 4.890213025186112E-9 -4.628303895764372E-9 6.140342023482031E-10 1.194141054868831E-15 -9.207441263595963E-18
peri -2.902445292400095E-13 -8.449520891785396E-13 9.405957131019044E-9 -4.628303895764372E-9 8.237300669803521E-9 -6.824602351968525E-10 5.884523916102972E-16 -2.944018995645265E-16
i 9.736101927404062E-14 -4.495111347913282E-13 -2.887351844215809E-10 6.140342023482031E-10 -6.824602351968525E-10 1.708193293331329E-10 5.226088595075119E-16 -9.883175038031559E-18
A1 4.282772554426816E-17 -2.027328767882884E-16 -6.378830743247298E-15 1.194141054868831E-15 5.884523916102972E-16 5.226088595075119E-16 1.216682304528914E-19 -2.648620728880202E-21
A2 -8.090170282381841E-19 4.082616676217764E-18 -5.089288550674887E-16 -9.207441263595963E-18 -2.944018995645265E-16 -9.883175038031559E-18 -2.648620728880202E-21 7.921126260516982E-23

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
comet total magnitude M1 13.5   0.9 30 2 parameter fit from 270 observations, autocmod 2.6n
comet total magnitude slope K1 8.   n/a 30 autocmod 2.6n

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Alternate Designations
 Perihelion 
Year (est.)		  New-Style 
Desig		 Roman
 Numeral 		 Year/
 Letter 
 2000.8   145P/2000 R1       
 1992.4   145P/1991 T1   1991 XXII   1991z 
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