73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-V
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-V (Comet). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann was a German astronomer and a discoverer of 22 minor planets and 4 comets, who worked at AOP in Potsdam and at…
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann was a German astronomer and a discoverer of 22 minor planets and 4 comets, who worked at AOP in Potsdam and at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg.
- Type: Comet
- Orbital period: 5.2 years
- Eccentricity: 0.693