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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
- Capture date
- 2012-01-07
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0029P C2012 01 07.23434 12 39 11.05 -12 27 43.7 16.4 Nw77906J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 6.261652 AU (936,729,752 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 6.146030 AU (919,432,942 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 29p-20120107-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 753 × 564
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