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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
- Capture date
- 2025-02-28
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0029P C2025 02 28.92777 09 48 24.00 +10 02 40.3 15.8 NV#0IdJJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 6.264313 AU (937,127,933 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 5.300710 AU (792,974,904 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.3 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 29p-20250228-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1597 × 1134
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