Swift is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.9 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 107.04°
- Perihelion
- 0.896 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 47.45°
- Argument of periapsis
- 3.74°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2407467.42518 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 36.5 LD
- 0.0939 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 16
- Data arc
- 62 days
- First observed
- 23 June 1879
- Last observed
- 24 August 1879
- Residual RMS
- 1.19 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 6.1
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 17.8
- 6.1
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1879 M1
Named
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB