Meteor shower observation will generate "tremendous scientific interest," researchers say
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Debris from a near-Earth comet may have entered the planet's atmosphere, triggering a new meteor shower this week, scientists say.
Scientists, including researchers from the Paris Observatory, say that a meteor shower may occur on Tuesday when the debris of comet 46P/Wirtanen, which completed its orbit around the Sun in 5.4 years, enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns.
In a study published on arXiv and has not yet been peer-reviewed, the researchers said, "The results indicate a possible encounter between 8.00 and 12.30 [11:00 to 15:30 Turkish Time] on December 12, 2023, according to Universal Time. Dec.12, 2023. The intensity level of the meteor shower is quite uncertain due to the lack of reported rains in the past," he wrote.
Scientists say that the most suitable observations of the meteor shower on the predicted day will probably be made from Eastern Australia, New Zealand and Oceania.
Such meteor showers are observed when the Earth passes through clouds of debris left behind by comets.
Sunlight can directly convert the materials in these cometary particles from solid to gas by sublimation.
According to scientists, this gas can create the distinctive tails and auras of comets by removing other particles of debris.
Comet 46P/Wirtanen was discovered in January 1948 and is estimated to be about 1.4 km in diameter.
This comet is in the category of a star close to Earth, so it could potentially be the main body of a meteor shower.
Although scientists have found the possibility of producing debris flows during the comet's several past encounters with Earth, no meteor shower observations have been reported.
In the new study, researchers simulated the past orbital evolution of the comet's orbit and found that in a possible encounter between the comet and Earth this week, the stream of its particles could Decoy the meteor shower.
The researchers estimate that the new meteor shower will be visible between 8.00 and 12.30 am on December 12, 2023 according to Universal Time, but the exact time "may play out for a few hours". Dec.
According to scientists, there will be a "tremendous scientific interest" in observing the meteor shower, as it may impose restrictions on the distribution of the comet's large particles.
However, scientists have stated that the relatively small size of the debris may make it difficult to observe the meteor shower.
"Nevertheless, we particularly encourage meteor enthusiasts to make scientific observations and submit their reports to the International Meteor Organization (IMO), " the researchers wrote in the study.
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