Nakano Note (Nakano wa Kangaeru noda) NK 4730 192P/Shoemaker-Levy 1

The following improved orbital elements, by S. Nakano, are from 133 observations 1990 to 2008. Perturbations by Mercury to Neptune and three minor planets, Ceres, Pallas and Vesta, were taken into account. The mean residual is +/- 0.75 arc second. The comet has passed 0.62 AU from Jupiter on 2006 June 19 UT. See the previous orbits in NK 552, NK 1060, YC 2571 (= NK 1539). Epoch = 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT T = 2007 Dec. 17.33683 +/- 0.00016 (m.e.) TT Peri. = 312.84429 +/- 0.00010 Node = 51.65016 +/- 0.00005 (2000.0) Inc. = 24.56119 +/- 0.00004 q = 1.4600670 +/- 0.0000010 AU e = 0.7735891 +/- 0.0000002 a = 6.4487497 +/- 0.0000073 AU n' = 0.06018535 +/- 0.00000010 P = 16.376 +/- 0.0000277 years T = 1990 Sept.18.59234 TT Epoch = 1990 Sept.26.0 TT Peri. = 310.62257 e = 0.7719494 Node = 52.04432 (2000.0) a = 6.6830581 AU Inc. = 24.33354 n'= 0.05704810 q = 1.5240751 AU P = 17.277 years The predicted orbit for the 2024 return is as follows: T = 2024 May 24.38846 TT Epoch = 2024 May 10.0 TT Peri. = 313.09079 e = 0.7733047 Node = 51.61232 (2000.0) a = 6.4602894 AU Inc. = 24.58934 n'= 0.06002416 q = 1.4645174 AU P = 16.420 years The following residuals in seconds of arc are from the above orbital elements: Date Code Residual(") Date Code Residual(") Date Code Residual(") 1990/ 071012 E12 0.7+ 0.4- 080102 D88 0.4+ 0.3- 901024 897 (2.9+ 0.5-)Y 071012 E12 0.9- 0.7+ 080102 D88 0.7+ 0.0 901110 897 (4.9+ 4.1-)Y 071012 E12 0.5+ 0.1+ 080103 H47 0.4- 0.2- 901110 897 1.4- 1.8- Y 071012 E12 0.2+ 0.1- 080103 H47 0.5- 0.8+ 901115 675 0.7- 0.3+ 071013 E12 0.4- 0.3+ 080104 349 0.3- 0.3- 901116 675 0.1+ 2.5- 071014 423 0.2+ 0.0 080104 349 0.4- 0.5- 901116 675 0.4- 1.3- 071014 423 0.9+ 0.3- 080104 349 0.1- 0.5- 901117 801 0.1- 1.0+ 071014 415 0.5+ 0.2+ 080106 A77 1.2- 1.0- 901117 801 0.0 1.0+ 071014 415 0.7- 0.4+ 080106 A77 0.7- 0.8+ 901117 801 0.1+ 1.0+ 071014 423 1.0+ 0.2+ 080106 A77 0.3+ 0.1+ 901117 675 1.7- 0.4- 071015 423 0.4+ 0.3+ 080111 114 0.1- 0.3- 901117 402 (0.8+ 3.0+) 071015 423 0.7- 0.1- 080114 B30 (2.2- 2.3-) 901117 402 1.7+ 0.8+ 071111 E12 0.2+ 0.0 080114 B30 0.6- 0.8- 901118 657 1.4+ 1.4- 071201 349 0.3+ 0.5- 080116 585 0.6- 1.4- 901118 373 0.9+ 0.4+ 071201 349 0.2- 0.9- 080116 585 0.4- 1.0- 901118 373 0.1+ 1.2+ 071201 349 0.4- 1.1- 080116 585 0.9+ 0.2- 901118 372 0.8+ 1.3+ 071202 349 0.1+ 0.2+ 080116 585 1.0+ 1.2- 901118 372 2.4+ 0.2+ 071202 349 0.4+ 0.9- 080116 585 0.2+ 0.1- 901120 801 0.3+ 0.9- 071207 415 0.3- 0.3+ 080119 349 0.1+ 0.9+ 901120 801 0.2+ 0.5+ 071207 415 0.8+ 0.5+ 080119 349 0.4- 0.6+ 901120 657 (1.9+ 4.1-) 071215 349 0.3- 0.6+ 080119 349 0.2- 0.1+ 901120 494 0.1+ 0.9+ 071215 349 0.4- 0.8+ 080125 A77 0.2+ 1.3+ 901120 984 0.7+ 0.4+ 071216 349 0.4- 0.1+ 080125 A77 0.2- 0.7+ 901120 801 0.7+ 0.3+ 071216 349 0.1- 0.1+ 080125 A77 0.4- 0.3- 901120 801 0.4- 0.4- 071216 349 0.4- 0.2- 080126 349 0.1- 0.6+ 901121 897 1.3- 0.9+ 071224 349 1.6+ 0.0 080126 349 0.0 0.4+ 901121 897 (2.2+ 2.8+) 071224 349 1.3+ 0.4+ 080126 349 0.3- 0.5+ 901121 372 0.1+ 0.3- 071224 349 1.1+ 0.3+ 080126 204 0.3- 0.2+ 901123 897 1.8+ 0.5- 071226 D88 1.1+ 0.7+ 080126 204 0.3- 0.2+ 901123 897 1.0- 1.7+ 071226 D88 0.8+ 0.9+ 080202 215 0.0 0.1- 901206 372 0.5+ 0.0 071226 D88 0.6+ 0.2+ 080202 215 0.1+ 0.1+ 901206 372 0.8- 2.1- 071228 A77 0.8+ 0.1+ 080202 215 0.3+ 0.5+ 901206 373 0.5+ 0.5+ 071228 A77 0.1- 0.7- 080210 A21 1.0- 0.4- 901206 373 1.1- 0.7+ 071228 A77 0.1- 0.6+ 080210 A21 1.4+ 1.3+ 901206 046 (2.7+ 7.2+) 071229 215 0.8- 0.8- 080210 A21 1.6- 0.1+ 901206 046 (1.0+ 10.8+) 071229 215 0.5- 0.8- 080210 A21 1.5+ 1.1+ 901207 046 2.6- 1.3- 071229 204 0.4- 0.2- 080211 349 0.9+ 1.3- 901207 046 0.3- 1.5- 071230 349 0.1+ 0.4- 080211 349 0.7+ 1.1- 901208 046 (0.7+ 5.1+) 071230 349 0.0 0.5- 080216 349 0.6- 0.6- 901208 046 (3.0+ 5.5+) 071230 349 0.4+ 0.3- 080216 349 0.9- 0.6- 901214 801 0.6- 0.2+ 071230 204 0.3- 0.2- 080216 349 1.0- 0.7- 901214 801 0.2- 0.1+ 2008/ 080223 204 0.3+ 0.5+ 901215 801 0.5- 0.1- 080101 349 0.6- 0.3- 080223 204 0.1- 0.3+ 1991/ 080101 349 0.4- 0.1- 080224 215 0.4- 0.9- 910105 540(11.4- 11.0-) 080101 204 0.0 0.3+ 080224 215 0.4- 0.1+ 910105 540 (1.6- 3.8-) 080101 204 0.2+ 0.0 080224 215 0.5- 0.9+ 910118 801 0.5+ 0.5- 080102 H47 0.0 0.4+ 080308 349 0.1- 1.1+ 910118 801 0.4+ 0.1- 080102 H47 1.1- 0.2+ 080308 349 0.5+ 1.6+ 2007/ 080102 H47 0.3- 0.3- 080309 349 (0.3+ 2.1+) 071012 E12 0.5- 0.9+ 080102 D88 0.2- 0.4- 080309 349 0.7+ 1.6+ ( ) -------- Rejected Obs.

Associate of the CBAT Syuichi Nakano 2022 June 4

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