A lot of attention has been on asteroid 2008 Tc3 since it had made its entry into the earth's atmosphere over Sudan. This is the first time an asteroid impact was predicted in advance. There are also other objects in the sky that we should all be on the look out for. Comets are far less numerous than the number of asteroids in our solar system, but every once in while a new one is discovered.
Comet 2008 T2 Cardinal was discovered by Rob Cardinal at the University of Calgary. It is currently just above the North Pole and making an approach to the sun. Rob happened to be searching for asteroids as well. The Calgary Herald reports that Rob was looking at some data and the numbers just jumped off the page. Upon further review, he found the comet.
For now, it is too small to see with the naked eye. There is a possibility we will be able to see it without a telescope or binoculars in the April or May time frame. By then, a comet is expected to develop a tail.
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