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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Perihelion distance : 5.8 AU
Inclination to ecliptic : 9 °
Orbital period : 14.91 years
Eccentricity : 0.04

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Mar 20 23h35 UT by Jean-Benoit de Vanssay


(Copyright Jean-Benoit de Vanssay)

Magnitude (MPC m2)16.2
Magnitude standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius for m27 "
r (dist/Sun) 6.312 AU
d (dist/Earth) 5.332 AU
Right ascension168.00117 °
Declination-2.48211 °
MPC report
COD A58
OBS J. B. de Vanssay
MEA J. B. de Vanssay
TEL 0.16-m f/3.3 reflector + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.03.25 01:10:17
AC2 jb.devanssay@gmail.com
NET UCAC-4
0029P        KC2026 03 20.98287 11 12 00.28 -02 28 55.6          16.2 R      A58
0029P        KC2026 03 20.99102 11 11 59.98 -02 28 55.7          16.1 R      A58
0029P        KC2026 03 20.99916 11 11 59.84 -02 28 54.3          16.2 R      A58
InstrumentNewton 160
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)160 mm
Instrument focale length528 mm
Instrument focale/diameter3.3
FilterNone
Camera460EX
SensorCCD
Sensor size12.5x10 mm2
Sensor temperature0 °C
Binning1x1
MotorizationNo
AutoguideNo
Exposure total time1800 s
Exposure details30x1mn
Sky transparency (naked eye max mag)3.5
Observatory MPC codeA58
LocationMontgeron
Reference stars catalog (ast)UCAC-4
Used softwaresAstrometrica
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.75 "/pix
Observation submission date2026 Mar 25 01h22m22s
Observation modification date2026 Mar 25 01h43m57s

(Record n° 31208)

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