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RE: Comet C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)

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The magnitude 10.4 comet C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) will pass within 2 degrees of the magnitude 11.1 galaxy NGC 5982, on the 27th March, 2010.

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Comet Siding Spring's dramatic split

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Split of comet C/2007 Q3 on 19th March 2010

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Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   mag
2010 03 05    15 17.23   +52 06.0    2.294    2.803   110.8    19.3  10.8
2010 03 10    15 20.18   +53 53.7    2.328    2.836   110.7    19.1  10.9
2010 03 15    15 22.21   +55 34.3    2.366    2.869   110.5    18.9  10.9
2010 03 20    15 23.30   +57 07.0    2.407    2.903   110.0    18.8  11.0
2010 03 25    15 23.44   +58 31.2    2.452    2.937   109.3    18.7  11.1
2010 03 30    15 22.63   +59 46.3    2.499    2.971   108.5    18.6  11.2

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IMAGE

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The first images captured by a Colorado-built spacecraft feature a new comet, a star-forming cloud, a cluster of far-flung galaxies and the grand Andromeda galaxy.
The Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer has been scanning the sky for a month since its December launch by United Launch Alliance of Centennial.
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A spectacular image of a comet found from an Australian observatory is among the first pictures to be captured by NASA's new satellite telescope.
The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has been scanning the sky since January 14, beaming back more than 250,000 infrared images in the few weeks since then.
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-- Edited by Blobrana on Thursday 18th of February 2010 06:43:12 PM

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Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   mag
2010 01 29    14 36.19   +37 27.5    2.195    2.594   102.6    21.8  10.3
2010 02 03    14 43.80   +39 38.8    2.193    2.621   104.6    21.3  10.4
2010 02 08    14 50.93   +41 50.1    2.197    2.650   106.4    20.9  10.4
2010 02 13    14 57.53   +44 00.3    2.206    2.679   107.9    20.5  10.5
2010 02 18    15 03.52   +46 08.0    2.221    2.709   109.1    20.2  10.6
2010 02 23    15 08.84   +48 12.2    2.240    2.740   109.9    19.8  10.6
2010 02 28    15 13.43   +50 11.9    2.265    2.771   110.5    19.6  10.7

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Comet C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.193 AU)

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Comet C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) (magnitude 9.4) will pass close to the galaxy NGC 5533 at 6:00 UT, 21st January, 2010.
The comet will only be 1.98° from the center of the galaxy (magnitude 11.8).