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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
- Capture date
- 2013-05-31
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0029P C2013 05 31.89176 13 37 55.15 -21 41 57.4 16.0 Nw83695J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 6.214829 AU (929,725,210 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 5.413473 AU (809,844,039 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.3 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 29p-20130531-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 812 × 616
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