Comet in Corona Borealis

Can anyone tell me the name of the comet in Corona Borealis? The one that is presently near a ? Im sory to ask such a simple question,I am very new to astronomy, can anyone direct me to a good place to check on such information?

Thank You,

John Boyce

john boyce said:

Can anyone tell me the name of the comet in Corona Borealis? The one that is presently near a ? Im sory to ask such a simple question,I am very new to astronomy, can anyone direct me to a good place to check on such information?

Thank You,

John Boyce

John,

It is fragment C of Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. The comet has broken into several parts, and C is the brightest.

Clear skies, Alan

A cometary "string-of-pearls" will fly past Earth in
May 2006 giving astronomers a fantastic view of a
dying comet.

In 1995, Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 did
something unexpected: it fell apart. For no apparent
reason, the comet's nucleus split into at least three
"mini-comets" flying single file through space.
Astronomers watched with interest, but the view was
blurry even through large telescopes. "73P" was a
hundred and fifty million miles away.

We're about to get a much closer look. In May 2006 the
fragments are going to fly past Earth closer than any
comet has come in more than twenty years.

Above from

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/24mar_73p.htm

As someone else posted here - for Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 finder charts, try these sites:

http://www.skyhound.com/sh/skyhound.html
(click on "comets" on left toolbar)

http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro/comets/comets.htm
(charts only)

http://www.cometobservation.com/
(has not been updated recently)

General info:

http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/article_1704_1.asp

http://cometography.com/pcomets/073p.html

http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0073P/2006.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann