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Comet 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension8h 25.9m
Declination21° 49'
ConstellationCancer
Distance from Earth6.622 AU
Last observed magnitude14.0
Date of last reported observation2023-Sep-23
Altitude55.8°
Azimuth311° (NW)
Angular separation from Sun57.3°
Ecliptic latitude2.7°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun6.138 AU
Perihelion5.781 AU
(2019-Apr-27)
Aphelion6.319 AU
Period14.9 years
Eccentricity0.044500
Inclination to ecliptic9.4°
Speed relative to Sun11.934 km/s

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