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Peltier-Schwassmann-Wachmann

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C/1930 D1 (Peltier-Schwassmann-Wachmann)

Peltier-Schwassmann-Wachmann is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 1.09 AU to 1,162.22 AU from the Sun.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
581.655 AU
Eccentricity
0.9981
Inclination
99.88°
Perihelion
1.087 AU
Aphelion
1,162.224 AU
Longitude of ascending node
148.53°
Argument of periapsis
325.08°
Epoch · J2000
2425992.1099
Orbit class · COM
Comet
Tisserand (Jupiter)
-0.213

Orbit quality

Observations used
33
Data arc
29 days
First observed
18 February 1930
Last observed
19 March 1930

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1930 D1

Named

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