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(meteorobs) Fwd Re: [IMO-News] Activity from comet C/2000 WM1
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To: Hans Zekl <zeklh@rhein-neckardot netsurfdot de>, imo-news@imodot net
From: Christian Steyaert <steyaert@vvsdot be>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 22:09:50 +0200
Subject: Re: [IMO-News] Activity from comet C/2000 WM1
At 23:22 2/05/2001 +0200, Hans Zekl wrote:
>I recently checked the orbit of comet C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR). Interestingly
>this comet will pass inside the earth's orbit in a distance of about 2.8
>million km ( 0,019 AU) when it reaches its ascending node on March 1st,
>2002 (no nongravitational forces taken into account). The earth will
>reach this point on May 19th, 2002.
Can confirm this calculation, and I find for the corresponding radiant:
R.A = 37 deg, Decl = - 30 deg, V0 = 47 km/s
Regards,
Chris
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