31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann

Summary

31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is a periodic comet^[1]. 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #30 of 183).^[2]

Key Facts

• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann^[3].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's image is recorded as 31P 2011-02-14 PTF ImageDownload-4-irsakuops-ptf-5f5c5ffb54-wpzq9---1 crop.png^[4].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[5].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[6].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85118530^[7].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[8].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 II^[9].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 VI^[10].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 XIII^[11].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 II^[12].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 1954g^[13].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 1947l^[14].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 1941f^[15].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 31P/1934 X1^[16].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 31P/1929 B1^[17].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 I^[18].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1929-01-17T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b3fn7^[20].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000080^[21].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1929518908135903'}^[22].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.2'}^[23].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.546486710364198'}^[24].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+3192.342945514156'}^[25].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+114.1876326212957'}^[26].
• 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.243010198765619'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann^[3].

Why It Matters

31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #30 of 183).^[2] 31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]