(meteorobs) Comet P/2006 T1 (LEVY)

[Mikhail Maslov]

Well, I made quick computations of trails from 1975 to 2006. It seems that
they do not show close direct encounters with the Earth nor in 2006
neither in 2012. My expectations
of activity this year have significanly lowered. But observations are
still very welcome, as there are lots of older trails, though
perturbed, but still very capable of bursts producing. This is even
more valid for 2012, as trails strongly perturbed by major planets
became "vertical" in coordinates "time" (x) - "rD-rE" (y). And in 2012 in
such coordinates system the comet will be just "above" the Earth being
at nodal crossing poing. So these "vertical" trails from the comet can
touch the Earth.

Best regards, Mikhail


Sac> In a message dated 10/25/06 4:19:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Sac> md6648 at mclink.it writes:

Sac> << There is too an other question that nobody thought:
Sac>  somebody saw anomalous numebr of meteors in or around
Sac>  New Year Day in 1985 year or around years?
Sac>  Radio amateurs saw something by radio? Somebody ask
Sac>  to they? >>

Sac> Interesting point, Roberto. 

Sac> However . . . since the comet orbit 
Sac> was shifted noticeably closer to Earth between 1980 and 1985 
Sac> (0.0242 to 0.0077 AU) I'm not sure if any meteors from P/2006 T1 
Sac> would have been observable in 1985.  

Sac> Although the comet arrived at perihelion in December of that year, I 
Sac> personally wouldn't think there would have been enough time for it to 
Sac> "lay down" a fresh trail of dust along its new orbit to make for an 
Sac> anomalous (to use Roberto's words) meteor display at the very end of 
Sac> 1985/beginning of 1986.

Sac> However . . . at the comet's next three perihelions (1991, 1996, 2001)
Sac> the minimum separation between the Earth and comet had
Sac> diminished significantly from 1985 . . . the average distance from these 
Sac> three years being 0.0033 AU, declining to only 0.0018 AU (167,000 mi./
Sac> 268,000 km) in 2001!

Sac> A couple of weeks ago, Esko Lyytinen indicated that " . . . when this comet's 
Sac> orbit gets better derived, then some level meteoroids-trail modeling can 
Sac> be made."  It would thus be most interesting to see if any dust trail 
Sac> interactions from 1985, or especially 1991, 1996 or 2001 might be 
Sac> lurking in our immediate future.

Sac> -- joe rao 
 
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