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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
- Capture date
- 2017-07-27
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0029P C2017 07 27.03412 21 30 07.19 -13 41 09.0 15.6 NQ@5671J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 5.829347 AU (872,057,831 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 4.848603 AU (725,340,623 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 29p-20170727-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1194 × 844
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