Comet
Peltier-Schwassmann-Wachmann
Add to an observing list or journal →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
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB