Comet Swift–Tuttle (formally designated 109P/Swift–Tuttle) is a large periodic comet with a 1995 (osculating) orbital period of 133 years that is in a...
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The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle that are usually visible from mid-July to late-August. The meteors are...
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55P/Tempel–Tuttle (commonly known as Comet Tempel–Tuttle) is a retrograde periodic comet with an orbital period of 33 years. It fits the classical definition...
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predicted the 1992 return of the once-lost periodic comet Swift–Tuttle. There are a number of reasons why a comet might be missed by astronomers during subsequent...
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reference to a comet he have co-discovered with other astronomers. These include: 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR 64P/Swift–Gehrels 109P/Swift–Tuttle C/1883 D1 (Brooks–Swift)...
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C/2001 OG108 (LONEOS) (category Halley-type comets)
short-period comets with known diameters and perihelion inside the orbit of Earth, C/2001 OG108 is the second largest after Comet Swift–Tuttle. Observations...
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numerous comets, including 55P/Tempel-Tuttle (parent body of the Leonid meteor shower, discovered by Tuttle January 6, 1866), and 109P/Swift-Tuttle (parent...
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long-period comets: C/1858 R1 (a.k.a. 1858 VII) C/1861 Y1 (a.k.a. 1861 III) A partial reference to these other comets: 109P/Swift-Tuttle (a.k.a. 109P/-68...
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Swift discovered or co-discovered a number of comets, including periodic comets 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR, 64P/Swift-Gehrels, and 109P/Swift-Tuttle (parent...
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LEE-ə-nidz) are a prolific annual meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle, and are also known for their spectacular meteor storms that occur...
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Browser for C/1999 U2 (SOHO) JPL Small-Body Database Browser for Comet Swift–Tuttle JPL Small-Body Database Browser for C/2001 OG108 (Close approach uncertainty:...
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passes through the orbit of Comet Swift–Tuttle. Halley's Comet is the source of the Orionid shower in October. Many comets and asteroids collided with...
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correctly hypothesized that the Perseids were fragments of Comet Swift–Tuttle. The link between comets and meteor showers was dramatically underscored when...
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Astro.ukho.gov.uk (May 3, 2011). Retrieved on January 19, 2014. "109P/Swift-Tuttle Orbit". Minor Planet Center. "Occultation – Mutual planetary transits...
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Swift-Tuttle Halley Earth, Eros, Saltis, Mars, Sun, Mercury, Venus Jupiter Saturn and 5025 PL Uranus Neptune Pluto and Charon Ixion Eris Sedna Termination...
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dashes where possible. For example, Comet Swift–Tuttle was found first by Lewis Swift and then by Horace Parnell Tuttle a few days later; the discoveries...
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the 1992 return of the once-lost Comet Swift-Tuttle. In May 1993, Marsden concluded that the trajectory of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 would put it onto a course...
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period for the novel (2109) was inspired by the contemporary view that Comet Swift-Tuttle had a high probability of impact with Earth in 2126. The Library Journal...
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C/1917 F1 (Mellish) (category Halley-type comets)
definition of Halley-type comets, which have an orbital period between 20 and 200 years. Its orbital period is similar to comet Swift-Tuttle, the parent body of...
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dust cloud Perseids, a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle HMS Perseus, any of several ships of the Royal Navy USNS Perseus (T-AF-64)...
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Wilhelm Tempel (redirect from Tempel's Comet)
He was a prolific discoverer of comets, discovering or co-discovering 21 in all, including Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, now known to be the parent body of...
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of comets has led to the linking of several comets to older apparitions. This includes linking periodic comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle to Chinese comets seen...
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peaking in activity between 9 and 14 August each year. Associated with Comet Swift–Tuttle, they have been observed for about 2,000 years. The September Epsilon...
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numbered comets (1P–499P). There are 405 Jupiter-family comets (JFCs), 38 Encke-type comets (ETCs), 14 Halley-type comets (HTCs), five Chiron-type comets (CTCs)...
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64P/Swift–Gehrels is a periodic comet in the Solar System which has a current orbital period of 9.23 years. It was originally discovered on 17 November...
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(a.k.a. 1877 V, 1877f) A partial reference to either of these comets: 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR (a.k.a. 11P/1869 W1, 1869 III, 1869c, 11P/1880 T1, 1880...
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Schiaparelli concluded in 1866 that the Perseid meteors were fragments of Comet Swift–Tuttle, based on their orbital similarities. The physical relation between...
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(≈60 km), 29P (≈60 km), 109P/Swift–Tuttle (≈26 km), and 28P/Neujmin (≈21 km). The potato-shaped nucleus of Halley's comet (15 × 8 × 8 km) contains equal...
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54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT is a periodic comet in the Solar System first discovered by Father Francesco de Vico (Rome, Italy) on 23 August 1844. It has become...
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Near-Earth object (redirect from Near-Earth comet)
December 30, 2024[update], 123 such objects have been discovered. Comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle, which is also the source of the Perseid meteor shower every year...
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