[Kstars-devel] [X-POST] Question about Coma Diameters of Comets

[JeaMY Lee]

> I've found accidentally suspiciously looking group of comets. They
> lie almost on straight line. Too straight IMO. These comets are
> located near β Tau. Are they real or some strange artefact?
You mean "Schwassmann-Wachmann 3"?
This fragments are real. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwassmann-Wachmann_3

I think you are using old ephemerides? You can fetch updated ones on
http://mpcreader.sourceforge.net/
Just download the files (asteroids.dat and comets.dat) and copy them
into your .kstars directory (~/.kde4/share/apps/kstars).
hth

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