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January 3 is the third day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1956 – A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower. ... Perihelion, the point during the ...
Observations by Swift in January 2013 suggested that Comet ISON's nucleus was around 5 kilometers (3 mi) in diameter. [9] Later estimates were that the nucleus was only about 2 kilometers (1 mi) in diameter. [10] Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) observations suggested the nucleus was smaller than 0.8 kilometers (0.5 mi) in diameter. [11]
As it reached perihelion on 12 January, it became the brightest comet since Comet Ikeya–Seki in 1965. [6] The comet was dubbed the Great Comet of 2007 by Space.com. [ 10 ] On 13 and 14 January 2007, the comet attained an estimated maximum apparent magnitude of −5.5. [ 11 ]
C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was a long period comet [4] that was discovered by G. J. Leonard at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 3 January 2021 (a year before perihelion) when the comet was 5 AU (750 million km) from the Sun. [1] It had a retrograde orbit.
13P/Olbers is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 69 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with a period between 20 and 200 years. [5] The comet last passed perihelion 30 June 2024 and it was previously seen in 1956.
Perihelion: 0.8606 AU: Semi-major axis: 3.5253 AU: Eccentricity: ... observing on 14 January ... and there are no credible reports of any fire anywhere having been ...
Jan. 3—Firefighting is known to be a dangerous profession. In addition to the obvious risks of running into burning buildings, the men and women of professional and volunteer fire departments ...
On 17 September 2023 the comet came to perihelion 0.22 AU from the Sun. [3] [4] The comet appeared briefly in the evening sky in mid September, being 5 degrees over the horizon 30 minutes after sunset at 35° north latitude. [12]