31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Arnold Schwassmann Arno Arthur Wachmann |
| Discovery date: | January 17, 1929 |
| Alternate designations: | 1929 I; 1935 III; 1942 I; 1948 VII; 1955 I; 1961 VII; 1968 II; 1974 XIII; 1981 VI; 1987 XIX; 1994 II |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion distance: | 5.048 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 3.416 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 4.232 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.1928 |
| Orbital period: | 8.705 a |
| Inclination: | 4.5487° |
| Last perihelion: | January 17, 2002 |
| Next perihelion (predicted): | 2010 |
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann-Wachmann 2, is a periodic comet in our solar system.
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