Comet 29P, also known as Schwassmann-Wachmann, is a conspicuous inhabitant of the Solar System. Likely originating from the vicinity of the Kuiper Belt, it orbits the Sun, nestled between Jupiter ...

We’ll also get a chance to see a handful of comets, like C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) in the constellation Cassiopeia and Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, which orbits between Jupiter and Neptune.

Three bodies dominate the observational record and modeling efforts for distantly active comets: the long-period comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp), and the short-period comets (with Centaur orbits) ...