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- Comet Swift–Tuttle - Wikipedia
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 1:11 orbital resonance with Jupiter
- 109P Swift-Tuttle - Science@NASA
Comet 109P Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to orbit the Sun once Swift-Tuttle last reached perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in 1992 and will return again in 2125 Swift-Tuttle is a large comet – its nucleus is 16 miles (26 kilometers) across
- Comet 109P Swift-Tuttle | Space Reference
109P Swift-Tuttle is a large comet with a medium-length orbit that is highly inclined to the ecliptic plane of the solar system NASA JPL has classified 109P Swift-Tuttle as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent
- Comet Swift-Tuttle: The Icy Parent of the Perseid Meteor Shower
Comet Swift-Tuttle, the source of the annual Perseid meteor shower, is seen in this false color view captured by astronomer Jim Scotti of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary
- Earth Is About To Have A Spectacular Meteor Shower, Courtesy Of 26 . . .
The shower is courtesy of Comet 109P Swift-Tuttle, a 26 kilometer (16 mile) wide comet that takes 133 years to orbit the Sun
- APOD: 2024 August 8 - Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle
Comet Swift-Tuttle is expected to next make an impressive appearance in night skies in 2126 Meanwhile, dusty cometary debris left along the orbit of Swift-Tuttle will continue to be swept up creating planet Earth's best-known July and August meteor shower
- In Depth | Perseids – NASA Solar System Exploration
The pieces of space debris that interact with our atmosphere to create the Perseids originate from comet 109P Swift-Tuttle Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to orbit the Sun once
- Comet Swift-Tuttle: What to know - Fox News
Comet Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to orbit the sun once It is a large comet, with a nucleus about 16 miles across According to NASA Science, the comet – also known as 109P – last
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