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Scientists are not aware of any comet that may be visible in 2012. Not to say that ther won't be one - but we haven't discovered one yet.
You may be getting worried about the FICTIONAL movie "2012". It's just a make-believe story.
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By the end of or probably January 2012. 433 Eros, the second-largest Near Earth Object on record (size 13×13×33 km) will pass Earth at 0.1790 astronomical units (26,778,019 km; 16,639,090 mi). NASA studied Eros with the NEAR Shoemaker probe launched on 1996-02-17.
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Which comet will pass through earth in 2012?
none we hope .
When did Halley's comet most recently pass around the sun?
Halley's Comet is still orbiting the Sun. It was close to Earth in 1986.
How long until haylleys comet is likely to pass earth?
10 years from the year 2012
What is the name of the comet that will pass earth in August 15 2011?
The name of the comet that will pass Earth on August 15, 2011, is the comet Honda.
Was halleys comet 10 miles from the earth in 1961?
No. in 1961 the comet was way out in the solar system, the recent close approaches were in 1910 and 1986 - non of there were as close as 10 miles from the nucleus, although Earth did pass through the comets tail in 1910.
What was the last comet to pass the earth?
i dunnoo... jeez
When is the next halleys comment due to pass the earth?
We expect the only Halley's Comet there is to return to the inner solar system in 2061. That means it'll get close enough to the sun so that we can see it, but we can't tell yet exactly how close to earth it's likely to get.
When is the hallys comet due next to pass earth?
in 2016 .
When will the next comet shoot above earth?
The next comet will be Comet Ison which will pass by the earth in 2013. It will be visible with lenses during late summer and will be visible to the naked eye by approximately November.
When do comet tails?
When they pass close to the sun, the heat creates vapor which becomes a tail
How many years does it Halley's comet to pass earth?
over 300 years.
When is Halley's comet next due to pass?
It should pass by Earth again in 2061.
