re comet in temporary orbit around jupiter in article apr den mmc com seale possum den mmc com eric h seale writes baalke kelvin jpl nasa gov ron baalke writes according the iau circular comet shoemaker levy e may be temporarily in orbit around jupiter the comet had apparently made a close flyby of jupiter sometime in resulting in the breakup of the comet ooooh who would have thought that galileo would get the chance to check out a comet too comet gehrels which was discovered in was determined to have been in a temporary jovian orbit from to comet shoemaker levy e may remain in orbit around jupiter long enough to allow galileo to make some closeup observations the orbital trajectory for comet shoemaker levy is still being determined ron baalke baalke kelvin jpl nasa gov jet propulsion lab m s telos being cynical never helps pasadena ca to correct the situation and causes more aggravation instead
