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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
- Capture date
- 2024-12-08
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0029P C2024 12 08.26138 10 12 47.17 +09 05 33.6 15.1 NV#0I4FJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 6.248536 AU (934,767,662 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 5.929664 AU (887,065,164 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 29p-20241208-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1665 × 1226
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