27-10-2007, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by cookie8
Will comet Holmes stay in Perseus at new moon? I mean will it be more favourable for southern hemisphere later on?  |
This comet will slowly end up in the northern hemisphere unfortunately, its inclination is 19 degrees to the ecliptic....
This link will demonstrate the orbit better than i can explain!
The objects circle in anti-clockwise motion, and north is up, but you can fiddle with the sliders and see it from different perspectives!
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sst...F+Holmes&orb=1
Cheers!
PS....Mark down this date....Dec 31st.. 2050, if you go to that date on the Orbit diagram in the link above it comes very close to Jupiter! That is of course if it doesn't change its habits between now and then!
Last edited by Outbackmanyep; 27-10-2007 at 10:07 PM.
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