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APODman
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New comet C/2008 T2 (CARDINAL) simulation
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October 15, 2008, 09:05:18 AM »
A new comet was discovered by University of Calgary's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, it was baptized as C/2008 T2 (CARDINAL).
The current orbital data of this comet indicate that this comet has a parabolic orbit which means that this is your only passage in the inner solar system.
He can currently be seen in the northern hemisphere skies.
By Starry Night simulation betwen the days 13/06/2009 and 17/06/2009 the comet will reach your max visual magnitude of 8.18. Today your magnitude is 13.9
Below is the projected path of the comet by the Starry Night:
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/oct14-08/comet
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/uoc-ncd101408.php
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http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K08/K08T88.html
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Dan Dixon
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Re: New comet C/2008 T2 (CARDINAL) simulation
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October 15, 2008, 03:51:20 PM »
To open this file in Universe Sandbox, put it here:
My Documents\Universe Sandbox\Systems
That comet doesn't look like it's ever coming back.
Thanks for sharing the simulation.
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BlackBolt
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Re: New comet C/2008 T2 (CARDINAL) simulation
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October 16, 2008, 06:58:18 AM »
Thanks for sharing. It seems to be passing close enough.
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Dan Dixon
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Re: New comet C/2008 T2 (CARDINAL) simulation
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October 26, 2008, 02:02:12 PM »
This simulation has been added to the most recent Universe Sandbox update. From the Main Menu select Open System then click on the Community link.
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