How close will the star Vega pass by our sun when it arrives in our system.

Subject: How close will the star Vega pass by our sun when it arrives in our system.

Date: Wed Apr 12 01:12:03 2000
Posted by Donald Hale
Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
City: Downey State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 955519923.As

Message:


I understand that the star Vega is approaching our sun and will arrive in 
the neighborhood in about 300,000 years. Can astronomers predict how close 
it will be to our sun?

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