Comet prospects for 2002

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Dec 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001jbaa..111..309s&link_type=abstract

Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol.111, no.6, p.309-311

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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2002 sees a number of returns of periodic comets, however none of them are particularly exciting. The brightest periodic comet of the year should be P/Brewington, which is making its first predicted return to perihelion early in 2003. It may reach 10th magnitude at the end of 2002. Several long period comets discovered in previous years are still visible. Theories on the structure of comets suggest that any comet could fragment at any time, so it is worth keeping an eye on some of the fainter periodic comets, which are often ignored. This would make a useful project for CCD observers.

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