Thanks Bill. I didn't know how or even if a fragment would make it.
Don't remember seeing any other comets return in pieces. Mike --- In
guide-user@yahoogroups.com, Bill J Gray <pluto@p...> wrote:

>
> Hi Mike,
>
> The Minor Planet Center will probably determine a separate orbit

for

> this object; it's done that in the past with fragmented comets. It
> doesn't appear to have gotten around to doing that yet for this
> fragment, probably because it's not been observed very much yet.

Once

> it does so, though, you should be able to use Extras... Add MPC
> Comets/Asteroids, click on "Click to download updated comet data",

and

> see the fragment.
>
> -- Bill
>