Schwassman-Wachmann comet

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Schwassman-Wachmann comet [′shväs‚män ′vak‚män ‚käm·ət]

(astronomy)

A variable cometlike asteroid whose period is 16 years; its orbit is very nearly circular and lies between the orbits of Saturn and Jupiter.

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