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Revision as of 16:45, 3 January 2025 by KyloRen2017 (talk | contribs) (Brief summary)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Hyperbolic comet For other comets discovered by Lewis A. Swift, see Comet Swift.A series of photographs of Comet Swift taken by Edwin F. Coddington on 8–10 May 1899 | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Lewis A. Swift |
Discovery site | Mount Lowe Obs. |
Discovery date | 4 March 1899 |
Designations | |
Alternative designations | 1899a 1899 I |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 4 May 1899 (JD 2414778.5) |
Observation arc | 126 days |
Number of observations | 151 |
Perihelion | 0.327 AU |
Eccentricity | 1.00033 |
Inclination | 146.27° |
Longitude of ascending node | 26.41° |
Argument of periapsis | 8.706° |
Last perihelion | 13 April 1899 |
Earth MOID | 0.506 AU |
Jupiter MOID | 0.917 AU |
Comet Swift, also known as C/1899 E1 from its modern nomenclature, is a hyperbolic comet that became visible to the naked eye in early 1899. It is one of 13 comets discovered by American astronomer, Lewis A. Swift.
References
- E. F. Coddington; H. K. Palmer (1899). "Photographic Observations of Comet a, 1899 (Swift)" (PDF). Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 11 (69): 147–150. JSTOR 40671368.
- "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- "C/1899 E1 (Swift) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
External links
- C/1899 E1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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