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Expert: Jayendra Upadhye - 7/6/2005


Question
When will the next comet pass near Earth?

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Hi,
Sorry..sorry..sorry..(was too busy to even breath!).
By near earth if you mean "inner solar system" and "be visible",
here is a list of visible comets in the northern hemisphere.
This is straight from the web all credit is due to this site.

http://www.aerith.net/comet/future-n.html

Even i was surprised to know that in july itself atleast 5 are "in queue"! Many coem and go without our even being aware of their visits!

Interesting isnt it?

If you actually mean "near earth", here is a site listing al objects that will come within 0.22 Astronomical units of the earth in the next 33 years..
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/CloseApp.html

Aside from this if you are interested in "prophesies"..here is a doomsday site (dont laugh..just read and enjoy)..
http://www.barry.warmkessel.com/barry/2000Paper.html#2.4.1

who knows!
Jayen

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1 - General questions on most astronomy topics such as:- Solar system, Cosmology, Black holes, Quasars, Dark matter etc. 2 - General questions about the geologies of planets. 3 - General questions about Orbits and laws governing them. 4 - General questions about rockets / spaceships 5 - General questions about stellar interiors and supernovas.

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Bachelor of Engg. (Electrical engg), Maharaja Sayajirao university of Baroda, Gujarat, India.

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