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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
- Capture date
- 2018-10-16
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0029P C2018 10 16.89742 22 47 28.83 -00 33 35.9 14.6 NQ#00gKJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 5.770666 AU (863,279,378 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 4.977248 AU (744,585,704 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 29p-20181016-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1136 × 759
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