C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)
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c-1999-s4-linear-256-1713261
title:
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)
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C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) was a long-period comet discovered on September 27, 1999, by LINEAR. The comet made its closest approach to the Earth on July 22, 2000, at a distance of 0.3724 AU. It came to perihelion on July 26, 2000, at a distance of 0.765 AU from the Sun. The comet nucleus was estimated to be about 0.9 km in diameter. Before the comet broke up, the nucleus erosion rate was about 1 cm per day. The comet brightened near July 5, 2000, and underwent a minor fragmentation event.
The comet brig
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/1999_S4_(LINEAR)
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2023-11-04T00:58:32Z
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