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C/2014 UN 271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein), simply known as C/2014 UN 271 or Comet Bernardinelli–Bernstein (nicknamed BB), [3] is a large Oort cloud comet discovered by astronomers Pedro Bernardinelli and Gary Bernstein in archival images from the Dark Energy Survey.
C/2014 E2 (Jacques), provisionally designated as S002692, [3] is a long-period comet discovered by the Brazilian astronomers Cristóvão Jacques Lage de Faria, Eduardo Pimentel, João Ribeiro de Barros and Marcelo Dias on the night of 13 March 2014. [4]
By December 2014, the comet had brightened to roughly magnitude 7.4, [7] making it a small telescope and binoculars target. By mid-December, the comet was visible to the naked eye for experienced observers with dark skies and keen eyesight. [8] On 28–29 December 2014, the comet passed 1/3° from globular cluster Messier 79. [9]
Comet 2014 UN271 was observed during a mission called the Dark Energy Survey back in 2014, but skywatchers didn't realize that the data gathered was showing a comet until mid-June of this year ...
Comet A3, or Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is still visible in the Northern Hemisphere this weekend. The comet takes 80,000 years to orbit the sun, so Neanderthals were among the last people to see it.
The comet may be visible to the naked eye if its tail is well-illuminated by sunlight. The first week and a half, between Oct. 14 and Oct. 24, will be the best time to observe the comet using ...
C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) is a non-periodic/long period comet discovered on 16 August 2014 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System . The comet after its perihelion on July 6, 2015 reached a magnitude of +4 while being in evening twilight. [2] The comet after perihelion featured three tails.
C/2014 OG 392 (PanSTARRS) is a comet discovered as a centaur on 28 July 2014 when it was 11.5 AU (1.72 billion km) from the Sun and had an apparent magnitude of 21. [3] The comet was relatively easier to detect at this distance because the nucleus is estimated to be 20 km in diameter.