Swift-Tuttle

English

Etymology

Independently discovered by American astronomers Lewis A. Swift (1820–1913), on 16 July 1862, and Horace Parnell Tuttle (1837–1923), on 19 July 1862.

Proper noun

Swift-Tuttle

  1. (astronomy) Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Swift-Tuttle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /swif.t(ə).tø.tɛl/

Proper noun

Swift-Tuttle f

  1. (astronomy) Swift-Tuttle
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