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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
Classification: Jupiter-family Comet          SPK-ID: 1000079
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455749.5 (2011-Jul-07.0) TDB
Reference: JPL K192/36 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .04457992645445814 2.032e-08  
a 5.994541282534869 4.0611e-08 au
q 5.727305073031252 1.3869e-07 au
i 9.383922712143049 1.9009e-06 deg
node 312.6062633519211 1.0781e-05 deg
peri 50.02201727546731 2.4479e-05 deg
M 170.4113319104192 2.1811e-05 deg
tp 2453211.869824022546
(2004-Jul-25.36982402)		 0.00032892 TDB
period 5360.834007401054
14.68		 5.4477e-05
1.491e-07		 d
yr
n .06715373009180878 6.8241e-10 deg/d
Q 6.261777492038487 4.2421e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      31788  
   data-arc span      8658 days (23.70 yr)  
   first obs. used      1997-03-04  
   last obs. used      2020-11-16  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .69294  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Shantanu Naidu  
   solution date      2020-Nov-17 12:16:47  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 4.7319 au 
 Jupiter MOID = .737173 au 
 T_jup = 2.984 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
comet total magnitude M1 8.6   1. K192/36 2 parameter fit from 5818 observations, autocmod 2.8
comet total magnitude slope K1 4.5   n/a K192/36 autocmod 2.8
diameter diameter 60.4 km 7.4 Schambeau, C. A.; Fernandez, Y. R.; Lisse, C. M.; Samarasinha, N.; Woodney, L. M. (2015), Icarus 260, pp. 60-72  
geometric albedo albedo 0.033   0.015 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[centaurs] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ApJ...773...22B)  

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1          Discovered 1927-Nov-15 by Schwassmann, A. and Wachmann, A. A. at Hamburg Observatory, Germany
discovered on plate/photo taken on discovery date
Reference: comet.disLast Updated: 2003-08-29

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Alternate Designations
 Perihelion 
Year (est.)		  New-Style 
Desig		 Roman
 Numeral 		 Year/
 Letter 
 1989.9       1989 XV   
 1975.2       1974 II   
 1960.5       1957 IV   
 1945.9       1941 VI   
 1931.2   29P/1927 V1   1925 II   1927i 
 1901.8   29P/1902 E1   1908 IV   
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