29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
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Orbital period | 15 years |
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Discovered | November 15, 1927 |
Last perihelion | March 7, 2019 |
Next perihelion | October 31, 2033 |
Discovery site | Hamburg Observatory |
Discoverers | Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann |
Arno Arthur Wachmann | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2198997 |
About 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 1, was discovered on November 15, 1927, by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann at the Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany. It was discovered photographically, when the comet was in outburst and the magnitude was about 13.