73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 or SW3 for short, is a periodic comet that has a 5.4 year orbital period and that has been...
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29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann (29P/1927 V1, Schwassmann–Wachmann 1) 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann (31P/1929 B1, Schwassmann–Wachmann 2) 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann (73P/1930...
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to break into two or more pieces. An extreme example of this is 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, which broke into over 50 pieces during its 1995 perihelion. back...
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He is best known for the co-discovery of the three "Schwassmann–Wachmann" comets, 29P, 31P and 73P. The official naming citation was published by the Minor...
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Arthur Wachmann of the periodic comets 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann and 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, and with Arno Arthur Wachmann and...
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With Arnold Schwassmann he co-discovered the periodic comets 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann and 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann. The Minor...
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comets include 3D/Biela in 1846, Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1992, and 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann from 1995 to 2006. Greek historian Ephorus reported that a comet...
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be intercepted in time, a backup short period comet (baseline: 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann) can be studied. There is also the potential of intercepting an...
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Solar System. Other splitting comets include 3D/Biela in 1846 and 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann from 1995 to 2006. Greek historian Ephorus reported that a comet...
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before disappearing after its 1852 apparition. In modern times 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann has been observed in the process of breaking up. Occasionally,...
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Jupiter events Impact events on Jupiter Atmosphere of Jupiter 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, a near-Earth comet in the process of disintegrating Howell, E...
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velocity of 20.9 kilometers per second. They may be related to Comet 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 3, but this connection is only theorized. The June Bootids, also...
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Station telescope in order to observe the disintegration of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. "ESA's new camera follows disintegration of a comet". www.esa...
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extracted. Only 19 comets have been studied by radar, including 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. There have been radar observations of 612 Near-Earth asteroids...
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289P/Blanpain, 255P/Levy, 206P/Barnard–Boattini, 21P/Giacobini–Zinner, and 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann. Halley's Comet fit the criteria before AD 837, when it passed...
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"JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann (69 objects)". Retrieved 2022-05-29. "73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved...
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success 2005-001A Impactor NASA 4 July 2005 impactor success 73P/ Schwassmann-Wachmann CONTOUR NASA 2006 flyby failure contact lost shortly after launch...
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discovered, including Comet Lulin and three fragments of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. The LUSS project benefited from its location at a longitude with...
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WM7 2010 XC15 2022 YG Discoveries Comets C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS) 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) C/2022 E3 (ZTF) PSP-001 Space exploration...
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68P/Klemola 69P/Taylor 70P/Kojima 71P/Clark 72P/Denning–Fujikawa 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh 75D/Kohoutek 76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura 77P/Longmore...
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asteroids, 789 near-Earth asteroids, and 20 comets, including 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. Since the start of the Space Age, a great deal of exploration...
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short-period comets. Two of these near-Earth comets, Halley's Comet and 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, have been observed during multiple close approaches. The closest...
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17, 1948 Rosetta 2011 Initial target, was changed due to delay. 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1.1 (before breakup) May 2, 1930 CONTOUR 2006 Spacecraft lost while...
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subsequent disintegration of the whole nucleus, like in the case of 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. In September 1995, this comet began to disintegrate and to release...
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United States 2P/Encke Flyby Spacecraft failure Delta II 7425 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann Flyby Spacecraft failure 6P/d'Arrest Flyby Spacecraft failure Flyby...
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68P/Klemola 69P/Taylor 70P/Kojima 71P/Clark 72P/Denning–Fujikawa 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh 75D/Kohoutek 76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura 77P/Longmore...
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Kreutz Sungrazing 'family' of comets. More recently, comets Schwassmann-Wachmann-3 (73P), C/1999 S4 LINEAR, and 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte, have been...
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WM7 2010 XC15 2022 YG Discoveries Comets C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS) 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) C/2022 E3 (ZTF) PSP-001 Space exploration...
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Numbered comets Previous 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh Next 75D/Kohoutek...
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Numbered comets Previous 71P/Clark 72P/Denning–Fujikawa Next 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann...
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