Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 is at Opposition (2.026 AU) in the constellation Sagittarius on the 19th July 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 07 15 19 47 20.6 -11 59 11 2.0185 3.0246 169.9 3.4 18.1 2015 07 16 19 46 36.9 -12 00 51 2.0200 3.0269 170.4 3.2 18.1 2015 07 17 19 45 53.1 -12 02 36 2.0218 3.0293 170.7 3.1 18.2 2015 07 18 19 45 09.5 -12 04 25 2.0238 3.0317 170.9 3.0 18.2 2015 07 19 19 44 25.9 -12 06 17 2.0262 3.0341 171.0 3.0 18.2 2015 07 20 19 43 42.5 -12 08 13 2.0287 3.0364 170.9 3.0 18.2 2015 07 21 19 42 59.2 -12 10 13 2.0316 3.0388 170.7 3.1 18.2 2015 07 22 19 42 16.3 -12 12 16 2.0347 3.0412 170.4 3.2 18.2 2015 07 23 19 41 33.6 -12 14 22 2.0381 3.0436 169.9 3.4 18.2 2015 07 24 19 40 51.3 -12 16 31 2.0418 3.0460 169.4 3.5 18.2 2015 07 25 19 40 09.3 -12 18 43 2.0457 3.0484 168.7 3.7 18.2 2015 07 26 19 39 27.8 -12 20 58 2.0500 3.0508 168.0 4.0 18.2 2015 07 27 19 38 46.8 -12 23 15 2.0544 3.0533 167.3 4.2 18.3 2015 07 28 19 38 06.3 -12 25 35 2.0592 3.0557 166.5 4.5 18.3 2015 07 29 19 37 26.4 -12 27 57 2.0642 3.0581 165.6 4.7 18.3 2015 07 30 19 36 47.1 -12 30 22 2.0694 3.0605 164.7 5.0 18.3 2015 07 31 19 36 08.4 -12 32 48 2.0750 3.0630 163.8 5.3 18.3
Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 is at Perihelion (2.680 AU) on the 2nd November 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 11 01 15 13 26.2 -16 14 18 3.6419 2.6797 12.2 4.5 18.4 2014 11 02 15 15 16.9 -16 20 28 3.6442 2.6797 11.6 4.3 18.4 2014 11 03 15 17 07.8 -16 26 34 3.6465 2.6797 11.1 4.1 18.4 2014 11 04 15 18 58.9 -16 32 37 3.6486 2.6797 10.6 3.9 18.4 2014 11 05 15 20 50.1 -16 38 36 3.6507 2.6798 10.0 3.7 18.4 2014 11 06 15 22 41.6 -16 44 31 3.6526 2.6798 9.5 3.5 18.4 2014 11 07 15 24 33.2 -16 50 22 3.6545 2.6799 9.0 3.3 18.4 2014 11 08 15 26 25.1 -16 56 09 3.6562 2.6799 8.4 3.1 18.4 2014 11 09 15 28 17.0 -17 01 52 3.6578 2.6800 7.9 2.9 18.4 2014 11 10 15 30 09.2 -17 07 31 3.6593 2.6801 7.4 2.7 18.4 2014 11 11 15 32 01.6 -17 13 06 3.6608 2.6802 6.8 2.5 18.4 2014 11 12 15 33 54.1 -17 18 36 3.6621 2.6803 6.3 2.3 18.4 2014 11 13 15 35 46.7 -17 24 03 3.6633 2.6805 5.8 2.1 18.4 2014 11 14 15 37 39.6 -17 29 25 3.6643 2.6806 5.3 2.0 18.4 2014 11 15 15 39 32.5 -17 34 43 3.6653 2.6808 4.8 1.8 18.4 2014 11 16 15 41 25.7 -17 39 56 3.6662 2.6809 4.3 1.6 18.4 2014 11 17 15 43 19.0 -17 45 05 3.6670 2.6811 3.8 1.4 18.4 2014 11 18 15 45 12.4 -17 50 09 3.6676 2.6813 3.4 1.2 18.4 2014 11 19 15 47 05.9 -17 55 09 3.6682 2.6815 2.9 1.1 18.4 2014 11 20 15 48 59.6 -18 00 04 3.6686 2.6817 2.6 0.9 18.4 2014 11 21 15 50 53.4 -18 04 55 3.6689 2.6820 2.3 0.8 18.4 2014 11 22 15 52 47.4 -18 09 41 3.6691 2.6822 2.1 0.8 18.4 2014 11 23 15 54 41.4 -18 14 22 3.6692 2.6825 2.0 0.7 18.4 2014 11 24 15 56 35.6 -18 18 58 3.6692 2.6827 2.1 0.8 18.4 2014 11 25 15 58 29.8 -18 23 30 3.6691 2.6830 2.4 0.9 18.4 2014 11 26 16 00 24.2 -18 27 57 3.6689 2.6833 2.7 1.0 18.4 2014 11 27 16 02 18.6 -18 32 18 3.6685 2.6836 3.1 1.1 18.4 2014 11 28 16 04 13.1 -18 36 35 3.6681 2.6839 3.5 1.3 18.4 2014 11 29 16 06 07.7 -18 40 47 3.6675 2.6842 4.0 1.5 18.4 2014 11 30 16 08 02.4 -18 44 54 3.6668 2.6846 4.4 1.6 18.4
Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.948 AU) on the 31st March 2014
Comet 135P/Shoemaker-Levy is at Opposition (1.960 AU) on the 22nd March 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 03 21 11 59 18.6 -05 11 19 1.9630 2.9563 174.8 1.7 17.9 2014 03 22 11 58 39.5 -05 05 26 1.9602 2.9541 175.2 1.6 17.9 2014 03 23 11 58 00.3 -04 59 29 1.9577 2.9519 175.2 1.6 17.9 2014 03 24 11 57 21.2 -04 53 29 1.9554 2.9497 174.9 1.7 17.9 2014 03 25 11 56 42.0 -04 47 25 1.9535 2.9476 174.5 1.9 17.8 2014 03 26 11 56 03.0 -04 41 20 1.9518 2.9454 173.8 2.1 17.8 2014 03 27 11 55 24.0 -04 35 12 1.9505 2.9432 173.0 2.4 17.8 2014 03 28 11 54 45.3 -04 29 02 1.9494 2.9410 172.1 2.7 17.8 2014 03 29 11 54 06.8 -04 22 51 1.9485 2.9389 171.1 3.0 17.8 2014 03 30 11 53 28.6 -04 16 39 1.9480 2.9367 170.1 3.4 17.8 2014 03 31 11 52 50.8 -04 10 26 1.9478 2.9346 169.0 3.7 17.8