C/1899 E1 (Swift)
Hyperbolic comet
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Comet Swift, also known as C/1899 E1 from its modern nomenclature, is a hyperbolic comet that became visible to the naked eye in early 1899. It is one of 13 comets discovered by American astronomer, Lewis A. Swift.
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Discoverydate4 March 1899
1899a[2]
1899 I
1899 I
A series of photographs of Comet Swift taken by Edwin F. Coddington on 8–10 May 1899[1] | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery site | Mount Lowe Obs. |
| Discovery date | 4 March 1899 |
| Designations | |
| 1899a[2] 1899 I | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch | 4 May 1899 (JD 2414778.5) |
| Observation arc | 126 days |
| Number of observations | 151 |
| Perihelion | 0.327 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.00033 |
| Inclination | 146.27° |
| 26.41° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 8.706° |
| Last perihelion | 13 April 1899 |
| Earth MOID | 0.506 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.917 AU |
