Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 in outburst, Pepe Chambó
Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 in outburst
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Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 in outburst

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Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 in outburst, Pepe Chambó
Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 in outburst
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Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 in outburst

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The 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 is not the tipical comet. Installed at a near circular orbit to 6 A.U. (beyond Jupiter) your brightness is normally near magnitude 18 but sometimes has outbursts that increase your brightness. This image shows the comet three weeks after the outburst of June 13, 2013 with aproximately magnitude 12 and a expanding coma.

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Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 in outburst, Pepe Chambó

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