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On what date is Comet Swift–Tuttle predicted to make its closest approach to Earth after the 2026 Perseid shower?
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August 5, 2126
In what year did Chinese records report Comet Swift–Tuttle reaching apparent magnitude 0.1, long before the 2026 Perseids?
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188 CE
Who rediscovered Comet Swift–Tuttle in 1992, the parent comet of the 2026 Perseid meteor shower?
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Tsuruhiko Kiuchi
Which two astronomers independently discovered Comet Swift–Tuttle, source of the 2026 Perseid meteor shower?
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Lewis Swift and Horace Parnell Tuttle
Which country’s historical records recorded Comet Swift–Tuttle in 69 BCE, before the 2026 Perseids?
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China
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Who rediscovered Comet Swift–Tuttle in 1992, the parent comet of the 2026 Perseid meteor shower?
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Tsuruhiko Kiuchi
Which two astronomers independently discovered Comet Swift–Tuttle, source of the 2026 Perseid meteor shower?
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Lewis Swift and Horace Parnell Tuttle
How far along Earth’s orbit does the Perseid cloud extend near the 2026 encounter?
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About 0.8 astronomical units
How wide is the Perseid debris cloud near Earth’s orbit in the 2026 shower’s source stream?
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About 0.1 astronomical units
In which two calendar months is the 2026 Perseid meteor shower usually active?
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July and August