Comet c 2013 a1 siding spring mcnaught r.
Comet 2013 a1 siding spring.
After posting at the minor planet center s neocp webpage mcnaught.
The latest trajectory of comet 2013 a1 siding spring generated by the near earth object program office at nasa s jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena calif indicates the comet will pass within 186 000 miles 300 000 kilometers of mars and there is a strong possibility that it might pass much closer.
Mcnaught at siding spring observatory using the 0 5 meter 20 in uppsala southern schmidt telescope.
Comet siding spring mars flyby on sunday oct.
The current right ascension of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring is 10h 19m 44s and the declination is 34 33 21 topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location.
Just weeks before the historic encounter of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring with mars in october 2014 nasa s mars atmosphere and volatile evolution maven spacecraft entered orbit around the red planet.
The comet siding spring c 2013 a1 made an extremely close and ultra rare flyby of mars on oct.
3 discovery observations tabulated below.
Mcnaught reported the discovery of an apparently asteroidal object on ccd images obtained with the 0 5 m uppsala schmidt telescope on jan.
Comet siding spring is.
19 2014 coming within 87 000 miles of the red planet during the event.
These images were taken of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring by nasa s mars reconnaissance orbiter on oct.
C 2013 a1 siding spring is an oort cloud comet discovered on 3 january 2013 by robert h.
Greenwich united kingdom change.
Comet c 2013 a1 siding spring comet c 2013 a1 siding spring is currently in the constellation of leo minor.