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ISON is Between the Orbits of Mars and Jupiter and it is Emerging from the Suns Glare
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 16:12
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Comet ISON is approximately 2.371 AU from the sun. That’s over 220+ million mi (354+ million km). There are less than 100 days until ISON reaches perihelion.
Over the past 10 days, between August 10th and August 20th, Comet ISON traveled a distance of approximately 0.155 AU.
0.155 AU = 14,408,150.1 miles
0.155 AU = 23,187,670 kilometers
That’s an average speed of roughly 1.44 million miles per day, or 2.31 million kilometers per day.
ISON is currently between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, but from Earth’s perspective, it is emerging from the sun’s glare.
Watch the video update here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBd7lG-xyiw
ISON is Between the Orbits of Mars and Jupiter and it is Emerging from the Suns Glare
Astronomers from across the globe have been using powerful telescopes to capture and image ISON as it emerges
The time projected value was updated on August 18th at 10:44:08 to 2013-Nov-28.78273328. That’s the equivalent of November 28, 2013 at 18:47:08 and an update of about 7 minutes and 49 seconds.
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Perihelion & Distance: LIVE Information
