Lewis A. Swift
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 112 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 29,1820 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | United States |
| Date of died | January 5,1913 |
| Died | Marathon |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Astronomical objects discovered | 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR, 64P/Swift–Gehrels |
| Discovered | Comet Swift–Tuttle |
| NGC 6621 | |
| 64P/Swift–Gehrels | |
| C/1892 E1 (Swift) | |
| 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR | |
| D/1895 Q1 Swift | |
| Children | Edward D. Swift |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2548740 |
Lewis A. Swift Life story
Lewis A. Swift was an American astronomer who discovered 13 comets and 1,248 previously uncatalogued nebulae. Only William Herschel discovered more nebulae visually.
