Hallo zusammen,
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An updated orbit from for C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) is given on MPEC 2004-Q69. The comet will reach perihelion on January 24.8, 2005 at a distance of 1.20 AU. The comet will be near opposition at the time of perihelion so this apparition will be very favorable for both hemispheres. The comet should obtain naked-eye brightness between the beginning of December and the end of January, at which time it may reach a peak brightness of 4th magnitude. It should be a fine binocular object.
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quelle: http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/RecentObs.html
Vielleicht wird er etwa so wie NEAT Q4. Er wird am 7.1.2005 jedoch in 2 grad abstand an den plejaden vorüberziehen. da sind dann wieder die fotografen gefragt [:)]
Die Maximalhelligkeit wird etwa auch +4mag geschätzt.
Grüsse
Jens (kopfgeist)
