P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P) mag 15.4
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P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P)
 
P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P) mag 15.4 Period of orbit 14.65 years (5350.6 days) Perihelion distance 5.7176380 AU Aphelion distance 6.26 AU Orbital elements: Semimajor axis 5.9869238 AU Eccentricity 0.0449790 Inclination of orbit 9.3947000 degrees Argument of perihelion 48.0970000 degrees Long. ascending node 312.6344000 degrees Date of perihelion JD 2453185.85460 (29 Jun 2004 8:30:37) Right ascension: 08h01m26.844s Declination: +23 31' 56.97" Mean position at current epoch: Right ascension: 08h01m59.186s Declination: +23 30' 25.17" Apparent position at current epoch: Right ascension: 08h02m01.752s Declination: +23 30' 23.01" Dist from home planet: 5.11483240 AU (765,168,035 km) Heliocentric position: lon 117.43886 lat 2.48324 Heliocentric radius 6.09723 AU 100.00% illuminated Phase angle: 0.52 degrees Elongation from Sun 176.77 degrees (morning sky) Speed of apparent motion: 18.017"/hour at position angle 275.9 Motion
 
Stargazer
Ole Jonny Kinn
Oslo, NO

Date Taken: January 15 2009
Filters Used: IR/UV- UHCs nebula
Focal Length: 500mm -X0.8 flatner
Exposure Time: 57 exposures a 50sec

Galleries: LXD75, COMETS, APO

 

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