| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Carolyn S. Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker David H. Levy |
| Discovery date: | November 13, 1991 |
| Alternate designations: | 1991 XIX; 1998 O1 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion: | 5.548 AU |
| Perihelion: | 1.707 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 3.628 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.5294 |
| Orbital period: | 6.91 a |
| Inclination: | 10.0797° |
| Last perihelion: | July 19, 2005 |
| Next perihelion: | June 17, 2012 |
138P/Shoemaker-Levy, also known as Shoemaker-Levy 7, is a periodic comet in our solar system.
This comet should not be confused with Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (D/1993 F2) which crashed into Jupiter in 1994.
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