Megacomet K2 caught on camera cruising through celestial equator - Space.com


7/9/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Elizabeth Howell

The comet is almost at its closest approach to Earth on July 14.

Comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS was captured on June 18, 2022 in constellation Ophiuchus at magnitude 9.7. (Image credit: John Chumack/galacticimages.com) A megacomet glows in the dark in this long-exposu… [+2449 chars]

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