(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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