24P/Schaumasse
24P/Schaumasse (Comet). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. Comet Schaumasse is a Jupiter-family comet roughly 2 km in diameter with an 8.2-year orbit around the Sun.
Comet Schaumasse is a Jupiter-family comet roughly 2 km in diameter with an 8.2-year orbit around the Sun. It is the first of three comets discovered by French astronomer, Alexandre Schaumasse. It last came to perihelion on 8 January 2026 and will next return on 16 March 2034.
- Type: Comet
- Diameter: 2.6 km
- Orbital period: 8.2 years
- Eccentricity: 0.708