Hi, Halee-Bopp came to within .7AU from Jupiter. The gravitational tug changed it's orbit to 2400 years. Cheers -- Bill Hollenbach Cederberg Observatory ah52@solo.pipex.co.za http://aztec.co.za/exinet/travel/misc/cederobs.html http://www.cs.uct.ac.za/~iwebb/obs/ Lat: 32:30.11' (S) Long: 19:15.20' (E) GPS POSITION " We are stardust "