Comet · Periodic comet
Swift–Tuttle
109P/Swift–Tuttle
- Type
- Periodic comet
Aanderson@amherst.edu · CC BY-SA
Overview
Scientific overview
Swift–Tuttle is a periodic comet in orbit around The Sun.
Orbit
- Orbital period
- 133 years
Gallery
Comet Swift-Tuttle 1862 III by Julius Schmidt (Aug. 21 - Aug. 28)
Drawing of 109P/Swift–Tuttle by by J. F. Julius Schmidt, published in "Astronornische Boebachtungen uber Korneten," Athens, 1863.
Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt · Public domain
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- WIKIMEDIA
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.