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What is Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, the 'devil comet?' Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is one of the brightest known co m ets, coming around every 71 years, according to NASA. It earned the nickname of “devil ...
12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. [9] Comets with an orbital period of 20–200 years are referred to as Halley-type comets.It is one of the brightest known periodic comets, reaching an absolute visual magnitude of about 5 in its approach to perihelion. [2]
The total solar eclipse has passed, but there's more to see in the sky. The "devil comet" is passing by and can be seen just after sunset.
The comet will make its closest pass of Earth on Sunday, but it will be more than 143 million miles (230 million kilometers) away from our planet and won’t pose a risk.
An unusual horned comet notable for a series of recent outbursts will be visible in the night sky for the remainder of March — and astronomers expect the so-called devil comet to make a rare ...
C/2024 L5 (ATLAS) is a comet that was discovered on 14 June 2024 as A117uUD by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), South Africa, Sutherland.It will reach perihelion on 10 March 2025 at 3.432 AU (513.4 million km) from the Sun. [4] [5]
Despite the comet’s prodigious dimensions, it poses no danger to us. At its closest approach to Earth, which will come on June 2, it will be 232 million km (144 million mi.) away from us. That ...
The comet became bright enough to photograph in broad daylight, [16] [17] and was reported to be visible with naked eye. [18] After perihelion the comet headed southwards, while in mid northern latitudes was low, being 2 degrees above the horizon at the end of the civil twilight. [8] After perihelion the comet reappeared in the southern hemisphere.