(meteorobs) Meteor shower from Comet P/73 in future?
Mikhail Maslov
ast0 at mail.ru
Fri Apr 7 22:32:45 EDT 2006
Hello,
Still I would strongly recommend observations during the period May 28
- June 2. The parent comet is very close to the Earth and possibility
of sufficient background activity is quite high.
Best regards, Mikhail
Sac> In a message dated 4/7/2006 8:05:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Sac> aa063 at chebucto.ns.ca writes:
Sac> What are the chances that as Comet P/73 is fragmenting it may
Sac> produce a meteor in the future like Comet Biela did in the 1800's
Sac> after it split in two.
Sac> Hi Michael --
Sac> Little or nothing is to be expected this year.
Sac> When 73P fragmented in 1995, considerable dust was apparently
Sac> expelled into space. This dust trail eventually will cross paths with Earth
Sac> and in
Sac> fact, calculations suggest that on May 31.205 (UT), in the year 2022, this
Sac> trail will pass just 0.0004 a.u. from Earth and might very well produce a
Sac> significant meteor outburst.
Sac> The full details can be found in WGN 29-1/2, February-April 2001, pp
Sac> 15-28. This well-written paper was authored by Hartwig Luthen, Rainer Arlt,
Sac> and
Sac> Michael Jager.
Sac> Also, in S&T's sister publication -- Night Sky, May-June 2006 issue -- I
Sac> will have an article drawing upon the parallels between Biela and 73P, including
Sac> the meteor shower potential.
Sac> -- joe rao
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