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Trajectory for Comet Machholz
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 4:32 pm
by RJ Emery
Can anyone point me to an image or plot of the trajectory of the new Comet Machholz? I know NASA or other organizations often produce a 'map' showing the sun, planetary orbits and the trajectory of a particular comet, and I would like to understand the path of this comet in relation to the solar system.
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:00 pm
by The Meal
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:30 am
by RJ Emery
No. That APOD only shows an image of the comet, not the path it will be taking through the solar system.
About the closest example of what I seek is
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/plot/1996B2.gif
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 7:33 am
by DOM
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:56 pm
by The Meal
Respectfully, I didn't just link to the APOD, but to a page with the prominent title near the top: "Finder Charts and Orbital Diagrams
C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) Orbital Diagrams."
Linked from that first link are these two figures:
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/images/04Q2/q2-outer.gif
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/images/04Q2/q2-inner.gif
Again, if I'm mistaken with regards to the information you're seeking, my apologies, but it would appear as if I've provided a web page giving what you're after.
Best,
~Neal
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:07 am
by Guest
Dom,
Yes, that link of
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db_shm? ... &group=all
proved to be more than what I was after. Very interesting. Thank you.
