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Influence of giant planets on the orbit of comet C/2010 X1
After three months of comet observations we can state that, at present, its orbit is well known, at least the times of close approach to the Sun and Earth. The comet’s perihilion will be September...
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Asteroid 2005 YU55 to Approach Earth on November 8, 2011
Near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass within 0.85 lunar distances from the Earth on November 8, 2011. The upcoming close approach by this relatively large 400 meter-sized, C type asteroid presents an...
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Test Roll For STEREO To View Comet C/2010 X1 (Elenin) Was Succesful
NASA / GSFC Karl Battams, one of the STEREO team members confirmed the successful test roll of the spacecraft to 135 degrees. Carl noted that the angle of roll is chosen very well. From 1 to August 5,...
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Comet Elenin Will Be Well Placed In Evening Twilight For Observation
Here’s a look at the most promising skywatching events of August 2011: First Quarter Moon The First Quarter Moon rises around 3 p.m., and sets around midnight. Sat., August 13, 2:57 p.m. EDT Full Moon...
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Comet Honda to Pass Near Earth Next Week
It wasn’t but a week ago I was observing Comet Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova, which for simplicity we’ll call Comet Honda-M-P. It was very low in the southern sky in the early morning hours and a tough catch...
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Comet Honda Speeds Past Earth Today, Joins Comet Elenin This Fall
(TheWeatherSpace.com) – Comet Honda is expected to pass by the Earth today above the South Pole at a distance of only 5.6 million miles. This is about 23 times the distance from Earth to the moon. Will...
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2005 YU55 Asteroid Will Pass Between Earth and the Moon
It’s time to get ready for another interplanetary object encounter as NASA has confirmed that a very dark, nearly globular asteroid will pass between Earth and the moon later this year. Dubbed as 2005...
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” 2005 YU55 Will Be The Closest Approach By An Asteroid This Large “
The 1300-foot-wide (400 metres) asteroid, which is more than one and a half times the length of a soccer pitch, will pass within 0.85 lunar distances of the Earth on November 8, 2011. Discovered on...
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