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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
- Capture date
- 2017-07-02
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0029P C2017 07 02.08443 21 39 04.50 -13 20 33.1 14.1 NQ@5328J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 5.834441 AU (872,819,977 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 5.044098 AU (754,586,268 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 29p-20170702-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1302 × 926
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