C/1892 E1 (Swift)
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The comet on 5 April 1892 photographed by Edward Emerson Barnard | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery date | 7 March 1892 |
| Designations | |
| 1892a, 1892 I | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 27 July 1892 (JD 2412306.5) |
| Observation arc | 230 days |
| Number of observations | 53 |
| Aphelion | 1,710 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.027 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 860 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.9988 |
| Orbital period | 25,000 years |
| Inclination | 38.701° |
| 242.428° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 24.504° |
| Last perihelion | 7 April 1892 |
| TJupiter | 0.986 |
| Earth MOID | 0.058 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.63 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 3.05 km (1.90 mi) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 3.2 |
C/1892 E1 (Swift) is a non-periodic comet discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 7 March 1892. The comet became visible with naked eye.