As early as next week – 21 March – at the shortest distance from the earth’s orbit will fly by the comet-2 twins. Space travelers will approach to a distance of 3.5 kilometers and 5.2 million
past of our planet, according to the US space agency, you will pass two celestial bodies -. 252P / LINEAR and P / 2016 BA14. The first object of the closest approach to the Earth in 15.14 MSK March 21, 2016 g, and the second – at 17.30 MSK on March 22.
Comets are of interest primarily iz-za that one of them was discovered recently – On January 22 this year (P / 2016 BA14). In addition, they are very similar and are moving along a similar path. Experts believe that the sooner it was one celestial body, for whatever reasons, split up into 2 parts.
It should be emphasized that the comets were discovered by chance during a research telescope in Hawaii system. They are not only identical in size or route, but also in composition. There is speculation that the heavenly bodies could be integral and crack after impact.
It is noteworthy that this is the third case of the passage of comets so close to the planet in the history of civilization. Prior to this celestial body recorded in 1770, the year, and in 1983 it. Astronomers say that the flight path does not affect the planet and is completely safe for humans. The only consequence may be a small meteor showers in some areas.
As the head of the Center for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA research Paul Chodas, pribzhayuschiesya space objects may have a common origin. Proof of this is remarkably similar orbits of both comets. Perhaps P / 2016 BA14, the linear dimensions of which half of his companion, very fragile objects in the recent past, broke away from the 252P / LINEAR, and before they both were a single entity.
In fact, comet, and it is possible that destruction occurred during the last passage of the comet through the inner solar system.
p / 2016 BA14 was found two months ago, January 22, 2016, with the help of PanSTARRS telescope located on the island of Maui (Hawaii). Initially, the space object has been identified as an asteroid, but soon scientists were able to detect the faint tail, indicating that its vessels to comets. Soon, scientists found that the orbit of the new comet is almost identical to the detected more April 7, 2000 the comet 252P / LINEAR.
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