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Comet Shoemaker
Comet Shoemaker or Shoemaker's Comet may refer to any of the 13 comets discovered by American astronomers, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Carolyn and Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Eugene Shoemaker, below: * 102P/Shoemaker 1 * 155P/Shoemaker 3 * 199P/Shoemaker 4 * C/1983 R1 (Shoemaker) * C/1984 K1 (Shoemaker) * C/1984 U1 (Shoemaker) * C/1984 U2 (Shoemaker) * C/1986 E1 (Shoemaker) * C/1987 H1 (Shoemaker) * C/1988 B1 (Shoemaker) * C/1989 A5 (Shoemaker) * C/1989 A6 (Shoemaker) * C/1992 U1 (Shoemaker) It may also be a partial reference to 19 other comets they have co-discovered with other astronomers: * Comet Jensen–Shoemaker ** C/1987 W3 (Jensen–Shoemaker) * Comet Shoemaker–Holt ** 121P/Shoemaker–Holt 2 ** 128P/Shoemaker–Holt 1 ** C/1988 J1 (Shoemaker–Holt) * Comet Shoemaker–Holt–Rodriguez ** C/1988 L1 (Shoemaker–Holt–Rodriguez) * Comet Shoemaker–Levy ** 118P/Shoemaker–Levy 4 ** 129P/Shoemaker–Levy 3 ** 135P/Shoemaker–Levy 8 ** 137P/Shoemaker–Levy 2 ** 138P/Shoemaker–Lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 ( formally designated D/1993 F2) broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects. This generated a large amount of coverage in the popular media, and the comet was closely observed by astronomers worldwide. The collision provided new information about Jupiter and highlighted its possible role in reducing space debris in the inner Solar System. The comet was discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker and David Levy in 1993. Shoemaker–Levy 9 (SL9) had been captured by Jupiter and was orbiting the planet at the time. It was located on the night of March 24 in a photograph taken with the Schmidt telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California. It was the first active comet observed to be orbiting a planet, and had probably been captured by Jupiter around 20 to 30 years earlier. Calculations showed that its unusual f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn S
Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of Caroline. Other spellings include Karolyn, Carolyne, Carolynn or Carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles. List of Notable People *Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian politician * Carolyn Bertozzi (born 1966), American chemist and Nobel laureate * Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966–1999), wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. * Carolyn Brown (choreographer) (born 1927), American dancer, choreographer, and writer *Carolyn Brown (newsreader), English newsreader * Carolyn Cassady (1923–2013), American writer and wife of Neal Cassady * C. J. Cherryh (Carolyn Janice Cherryh; born 1942), American science fiction and fantasy writer * Carolyn Chiechi (born 1943), judge of the United States Tax Court * Carolyn Cooper (born 1959), Jamaican author and literary scholar * Carolyn Davidson, several people * Carolyn Eaton, murder victim *Carolyn Fe, Filipina singer and actress * Carolyn Forché (born 1950), American poet, editor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
138P/Shoemaker–Levy
138P/Shoemaker–Levy, also known as Shoemaker–Levy 7, is a faint periodic comet in the Solar System. The comet last came to perihelion on 11 June 2012, but only brightened to about apparent magnitude 20.5. There were 4 recovery images of 138P on 8 August 2018 by Pan-STARRS when the comet had a magnitude of about 21.5. The comet comes to perihelion on 2 May 2019. This comet should not be confused with Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (D/1993 F2), which crashed into Jupiter in 1994. References External links Orbital simulationfrom JPL (Java) Horizons Ephemeris– Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net Elements and Ephemeris for 138P/Shoemaker-Levy– Minor Planet Center The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Function ... 138P at Kronk's Cometography Periodic comets 0138 138P 138P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
129P/Shoemaker–Levy
129P/Shoemaker–Levy, also known as Shoemaker–Levy 3, is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It fits the definition of an Encke-type comet with ( TJupiter > 3; a < aJupiter), and is a . This comet should not be confused with Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (D/1993 F2), which spectacularly crashed into Jupiter in 1994. References External links Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
118P/Shoemaker–Levy
118P/Shoemaker–Levy (also known as periodic comet Shoemaker–Levy 4) is a comet discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker and David Levy. During the 2010 apparition the comet became as bright as apparent magnitude 11.5. The comet nucleus is estimated to be 4.8 kilometers in diameter. On December 3, 2015, comet Shoemaker–Levy 4 will pass from asteroid 4 Vesta. This comet should not be confused with Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (D/1993 F2) which spectacularly crashed into Jupiter Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, but slightly less than one-thousandt ... in 1994. References External links Orbital simulationfrom JPL (Java) Horizons Ephemeris118P magnitude plot for 2010* http://jcometobs.web.fc2.com/pcmtn/0118p.htm Periodic comets 0118 Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
128P/Shoemaker–Holt
128P/Shoemaker–Holt, also known as Shoemaker-Holt 1, is a periodic comet in the Solar System. The comet passed close to Jupiter in 1982 and was discovered in 1987. The comet was last observed in March 2018. The nucleus was split into two pieces (A+B) during the 1997 apparition. Fragment A was last observed in 1996 and only has a 79-day observation arc In observational astronomy, the observation arc (or arc length) of a Solar System body is the time period between its earliest and latest observations, used for tracing the body's path. It is usually given in days or years. The term is mostly use .... Fragment B is estimated to be 4.6 km in diameter. References External links Orbital simulationfrom JPL (Java) Horizons Ephemeris– Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net Periodic comets 0128 128P 128P 128P 128P 128P 19871018 {{comet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121P/Shoemaker–Holt
121P/Shoemaker–Holt, also known as Shoemaker-Holt 2, is a periodic comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of about 8 years. The comet was discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene M. Shoemaker, and Henry E. Holt on 9 March 1989. The comet then had an apparent magnitude of 13, was diffuse and had a tail about 2 arcminutes long. It was recovered by James V. Scotti on 29 August 1995 in images obtained as part of the Spacewatch survey. The nucleus of the comet is estimated to have a radius of 3.87 km based on infrared imaging by the Spitzer Space Telescope The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope launched in 2003. Operations ended on 30 January 2020. Spitzer was the third space telescope dedicated to infrared astronomy, f ..., when the comet displayed dust emission. Observations of the comet from the Isaac Newton Telescope indicate an effective radius of 3.61 kilometers. The rotational perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
