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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
- Capture date
- 2011-05-28
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0029P C2011 05 28.88694 10 43 23.38 +01 35 26.3 15.7 Nw75134J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 6.256232 AU (935,919,001 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 6.092039 AU (911,356,066 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 29p-20110528-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1126 × 823
About this object
- Designation
- 29P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2459866.5 JD TDB · q = 5.78 au · e = 0.0448 · i = 9.36 deg · Ω = 312 deg · ω = 50.7 deg · T = 2458589.926 JD TDB