Odd rock may have spawned asteroid family, page 1

Wow,this would be an amazing sight to see.
The largest comet,ever.
Shame it will happen long after our time.

(CNN)-CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- In a solar system of heavenly bodies, scientists have discovered an ugly duckling -- an oblong-shaped rock in the vicinity of Pluto that may one day light up Earth's sky as a giant comet.

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The rock, known as 2003 EL61, is one of the strangest objects in the solar system. It is shaped like an American football and completely rotates every four hours.

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"Out in space there is this crazy thing spinning end to end that is as big as Pluto," said Mike Brown, a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology who discovered the object two years ago.

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Brown believes 2003 EL61 might eventually become a comet. If it does, it would be as bright as the full moon and easily visible in the daytime sky.

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"It will be something like 6,000 times brighter than Hale-Bopp," he said.
But people shouldn't get out their telescopes just yet. If the giant football rock becomes a comet, it would not be visible from Earth for a billion years.
"It will be the biggest comet anyone has every seen--if there's anyone around to see it," he said.