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Old 17-11-2007, 12:29 PM
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Re: What will happen to Comet Holmes?

What are the chances that the trajectory of the comet will change with the presumed (on my part) expulsion of material? I guess a comet is relatively light so any force would tend to have an effect. The effect may be a fraction of a degree in one direction, but over the course of it's orbit it might have significance? A fraction of a degree might bring it closer to earth next time round?
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