29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann Home Page

 

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Call for observations

Call for observations of the active centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, 2020, Minor Planet Bulletin, Womack, M., Sarid, G., Harris, W., Wierzchos, K., Woodney, L., p. 350-352.

 

Table I. Optimal observing dates (solar elongation > 85 deg) and the perigee distance and date for the Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. Stellar occultations are the most favorable during 2021 - 2023 and 2029 - 2031.

Observable Dates
(yyyy mm - yyyy mo)
Perigee Dist.
(au)
Perigee Date
(yyyy mo)
2020 08 - 2021 02 4.859 2020 11
2021 09 - 2022 03 4.962 2021 12
2022 09 - 2023 03 5.078 2022 12
2023 10 - 2024 04 5.189 2024 01
2024 11 - 2025 05 5.275 2025 02
2025 12 - 2026 06 5.324 2026 03
2027 01 - 2027 07 5.324 2027 04
2028 01 - 2028 08 5.273 2028 05
2029 02 - 2029 08 5.176 2029 05
2030 03 - 2030 09 5.048 2030 06
2031 04 - 2031 10 4.915 2031 07