tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post8766683468487393346..comments2023-12-27T09:37:31.546+01:00Comments on Comets & Asteroids - Small Bodies of the Solar System: Follow-up of splitting event in Comet 168PTeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02981084132870887939noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-87794536691986065842012-11-06T09:38:28.858+01:002012-11-06T09:38:28.858+01:00@Anna
The comet has already passed its perihelion...@Anna<br /><br />The comet has already passed its perihelion distance (minimum separation from our star) on Oct. 1. That date, does incidentally coincides with the peak in its lightcurve.<br /><br />Ciao,<br />ErnestoTeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981084132870887939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-75622674352164029132012-11-06T09:37:45.834+01:002012-11-06T09:37:45.834+01:00@Anonymous
In one week (Oct. 26.4 - Nov. 2.4) the...@Anonymous<br /><br />In one week (Oct. 26.4 - Nov. 2.4) the separation of the main fragment from the central condensation passed from 2" to 3.3", so its drifting speed respect the nucleus of the comet appears rather slow, even if we take into consideration that during the same time the comet has receded by about 6.6 Million Km from Earth, then introducing a "squeezing" effect due to the line of sight.<br /><br />Ciao, <br />ErnestoTeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981084132870887939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-7915564482007769592012-11-05T19:29:33.728+01:002012-11-05T19:29:33.728+01:00So, is it heading for the sun? Or already `been t...So, is it heading for the sun? Or already `been there done that'...?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950938705290262863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-72518076001724060652012-11-03T14:19:27.110+01:002012-11-03T14:19:27.110+01:00Thank you Erik
Thank you Erik<br /><br />NickAstronomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313882936102243914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-8326687246920302302012-11-03T09:03:58.487+01:002012-11-03T09:03:58.487+01:00congratutaltions with this work !! fragment has a ...congratutaltions with this work !! fragment has a magnitude fainter then 18! not easy to catch inside the coma of tha min nucleus!<br />well don!<br />regards<br />ErikErik Bryssinckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705839228786214840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-18961793994208245182012-11-03T03:01:36.126+01:002012-11-03T03:01:36.126+01:00congratulations , good job ..
¿ you are calculate...congratulations , good job ..<br /><br />¿ you are calculated the speed of separation from principal nucleus ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com