New (interesting?) comet

[ricci]

It is been discovered a new comet - P/2008 X2 (LINEAR) - whose perihelium is 0.91 A.U. and it will pass to 0.26 A.U. from the Earth. We hope that the magnitude will be low. On my site the preliminary ephemerides.

www.pierpaoloricci.it/comete/comete_eng.htm

[Ian Robinson]

Delta is lowest in early April , it'll be above +25deg DEC then.

http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/Ephem...ts/2008X2.html

Will be near the Cyn/Vul border then and visible (Newcastle NSW) in the morning before dawn (if bright enough) - rizing at 4:20am EDST and about 6deg above the horizon at 5am on 9/4/2009. (GUIDE V8 calcs)

[Ian Robinson]

I think it's also P/2004 CB ? two comets look to be tracking each other.

[ngcles]

Hi Ricci, Ian & All,

IAU Circ 9002 records that 2008 X2 is identical with P/2004 CB, which is an intrinsically faint comet with a very short 5.04 yr period.

Ephemeris here:

http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/Ephem...ts/2008X2.html

Which appears to indicate it might reach about mid 17th magnitude ... not much of a show really.

Sorry to be a party-pooper ...


Best,

Les D

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by ngcles

Hi Ricci, Ian & All,

IAU Circ 9002 records that 2008 X2 is identical with P/2004 CB, which is an intrinsically faint comet with a very short 5.04 yr period.

Ephemeris here:

http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/Ephem...ts/2008X2.html

Which appears to indicate it might reach about mid 17th magnitude ... not much of a show really.

Sorry to be a party-pooper ...


Best,

Les D

Guide estimated about 13th mag +/- a bit .... a fizzer.