Could a comets impact point on Earth be determined months in advance

Subject: Could a comets impact point on Earth be determined months in advance

Date: Wed Jan 3 18:00:24 2001
Posted by Neil
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: Phoenix State/Province: AZ Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 978562824.As

Message:


Assuming that a comet was on a collision course with Earth, it's speed (30 
km/sec) and orbit known 8 months in advance, how soon could we predict the 
impact point on the Earth? Or could we?

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