These images were taken of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring by nasa s mars reconnaissance orbiter on oct.
Comet 2013 a1 siding spring.
Just weeks before the historic encounter of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring with mars in october 2014 nasa s mars atmosphere and volatile evolution maven spacecraft entered orbit around the red planet.
Mcnaught reported the discovery of an apparently asteroidal object on ccd images obtained with the 0 5 m uppsala schmidt telescope on jan.
Greenwich united kingdom change.
3 discovery observations tabulated below.
Mcnaught at siding spring observatory using the 0 5 meter 20 in uppsala southern schmidt telescope.
After posting at the minor planet center s neocp webpage mcnaught.
19 2014 during the comet s close flyby of mars and the spacecraft.
19 comet c 2013 a1 also known as comet siding spring will pass within about 87 000 miles 139 500 kilometers of the red planet less than half the distance between earth and our moon and less than one tenth the distance of any known comet flyby of earth.
Comet c 2013 a1 siding spring mcnaught r.
At the time of discovery it was 7 2 au from the sun and located in the constellation lepus.
The current right ascension of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring is 10h 19m 44s and the declination is 34 33 21 topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location.
19 2014 coming within 87 000 miles of the red planet during the event.
The comet siding spring c 2013 a1 made an extremely close and ultra rare flyby of mars on oct.
Comet siding spring is.
Comet c 2013 a1 siding spring comet c 2013 a1 siding spring is currently in the constellation of leo minor.