129P/Shoemaker–Levy, also known as Shoemaker–Levy 3, is an Encke-type comet with an 8.9-year orbit around the Sun. It is also classified as a quasi-Hilda comet.
This comet should not be confused with Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (D/1993 F2), which spectacularly crashed into Jupiter in 1994.
Physical characteristics The nucleus of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 3 is estimated to have a radius of based on infrared imaging by the Spitzer Space Telescope.
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at the Minor Planet Center database 129P/Shoemaker–Levy at Seiichi Yoshida's website 129P/Shoemaker–Levy at Gary W. Kronk's Cometography