Lewis A. Swift
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 111 years ago |
Date of birth | February 29,1820 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | United States |
Date of died | January 5,1913 |
Died | Marathon |
New York | |
United States | |
Astronomical objects discovered | 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR, 64P/Swift–Gehrels |
Discovered | Comet Swift–Tuttle |
NGC 6621 | |
64P/Swift–Gehrels | |
C/1892 E1 (Swift) | |
11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR | |
D/1895 Q1 Swift | |
Children | Edward D. Swift |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2548740 |
Lewis A. Swift Life story
Lewis A. Swift was an American astronomer who discovered 13 comets and 1,248 previously uncatalogued nebulae. Only William Herschel discovered more nebulae visually.