Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9

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Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
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Facts

9 properties

Identity

Instance of
comet
More facts +8
Diameter
1.8[12]
Dissolved
July 1, 1994
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
July 1, 1994[11]
Parent astronomical body
Jupiter[9]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[5]
Time of discovery or invention
March 24, 1993[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 en D/1993 F2 en SL9 en SL-9 en Shoemaker-Levy 9 ar شوميكار-ليفي ٩ ar شوميكار-ليفي 9 cs D/1993 F2 de D/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy) el Σουμέηκερ-Λέβυ 9 fa دنباله‌دار شومیکر-لوی ۹ he שומייקר-לוי 9 hi धूमकेतु शूमेकर-लेवी ९ hu Shoemaker–Levy 9 id Komet Shoemaker-Levy 9 it 1993e it Cometa Shoemaker-Levy 9 it D/1993 F2 ja シューメーカー・レヴィ第9彗星 ko D/1993 F2
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
248702969
Library of Congress authority ID
sh95006176
GND ID
4362202-1
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Comet-Shoemaker-Levy-9
Freebase ID
/m/01znl
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
cometa-shoemaker-levy-9
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0263091
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Shoemaker-Levy_9
Minor Planet Center body ID
D/1993 F2
NAIF ID
1000130
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000836803
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007553905705171

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Discoverer or inventor 3
Named after 3
Instance of 1
Parent astronomical body 1
Site of astronomical discovery 1
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Summary

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is a comet[1].

Body

History and Context

Things named after include Eugene Merle Shoemaker[6], an astronomer[13], 1928–1997[14], of United States[15], awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal[16], specialised in geology[17]; Carolyn S. Shoemaker[7], an astronomer[18], 1929–2021[19], of United States[20], awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal[21], specialised in astronomy[22]; and David H. Levy[8], an astronomer[23], b. 1948[24], of United States[25], specialised in astronomy[26].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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