Fragments of Comet ISON can not fall to the earth under any circumstances - RIA Novosti

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MOSCOW, November 29 – RIA Novosti. from the nucleus of Comet ISON left only a cloud of dust and fragments of several tens of meters, the remnants of a comet will pass at a distance of 60 million miles from Earth and in no way threaten our planet , told RIA Novosti supervisor of the observatory “Ka-Dar” Stanislav Short.

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), opened in 2012 by Russian amateur astronomer Artyom Novichonok and his Belarusian counterpart Vitaly Nevsky, on Friday night passed closest point to the Sun in its orbit.

After this “goodbye” comet nucleus completely collapsed, and now along the comet’s orbit is moving cloud of dust and small debris.

“The pictures from SOHO observatory in the cloud, you can see some seals – the size of these fragments is not more than a few tens of meters, them there three or four. Around by 2 December balances brightness of the comet will fall to 7.6 magnitude – it was expected that is 1st magnitude, “- said Short.

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He stressed that the remnants of the comet with the Earth miss each Dec. 26 at a distance of 64 million kilometers – roughly the same distance from Earth is Venus orbit. “No matter how varied the orbit of the comet remnants after perihelion passage, it can not be changed so much that the fragments of the comet could come close to Earth,” – said astronomer.

According to him, no meteors, meteorites and even more associated with Comet ISON, under any circumstances, can not reach the Earth. “In early January, the number of 2-4, is really a strengthening of meteor activity, but it will be the Quadrantids meteor shower, which is known for many years, and is not affiliated with the dead comet” – a spokesman said.

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