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Members of the astronomy club just posted an article about the discovery of a small comet which orbit is in the same orbit plane as the Earth. In the article it is reported that the observation took place when the comet was eclipsed by the sun just passing the aphelion, in a relative distance at that moment of 3.82 UA and an orbit with eccentricity of e=0.777.
They are calling you to form part of the group of immediate reaction to determine if the comet is a rick to planet Earth. Do the calculation of the ellipse of the comet and the earth to see if it is a risk to the planet, and know at what time the asteroid will collide
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