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Comet C/2011 S2 (Kowalski)
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Comet C/2011 S2 (Kowalski) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.706 AU) on the 20th March, 2012.



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Orbital elements:
    C/2011 S2
T 2011 Oct. 23.52447 TT                                 MPC
q   1.1325858            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  188.82850     -0.45363335     -0.84533505
                   Node   288.57338     +0.83474775     -0.29215102
e   1.0            Incl.   17.31857     +0.31211052     -0.44727670
From 91 observations 2011 Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

MPEC 2011 - T12

Comet C/2011 S2 was discovered on the 30th September, 2011, by R. Kowalski (Catalina Sky Survey).
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 23rd October, 2011, at a distance of 1.1 AU from the Sun.



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