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The comet is officially named for the astronomers credited with its first two sightings: Jean-Louis Pons in 1812 and William Robert Brooks in 1883, according to The Sky Live, which provides ...
Some comets come around Earth with relative frequency — one known as Encke's Comet visits every 3.3 years. The famous Halley's Comet comes every 76 years. It was last visible from Earth in 1986 ...
Comet C/2023 A3 will be visible in the sky over the next few days for more than an hour shortly after sunset each night. For those in New Jersey, the sun sets around 6:25 p.m., so the best viewing ...
The comet has a retrograde orbit, lying at an inclination of 139°. Τhe comet had its perihelion on 27 September 2024, at a distance of 0.391 AU. Τhe closest approach to Earth was on 12 October 2024, at a distance of 0.47 AU. The comet does not approach close to the giant planets of the Solar System. [9]
This is a list of periodic comets that were numbered by the Minor Planet Center after having been observed on at least two occasions. Their orbital periods vary from 3.2 to 366 years. As of October 2023 [update] there are 471 numbered comets (1P–471P). [ 1 ]
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The famed "devil comet," officially known as 12P/Pons-Brooks, on April 21 made it closest approach to the sun in its 71-year orbit of the massive star.. Earning its nickname from its distinctive ...
On 6 February, C/2022 E3 (ZTF) visually passed near comet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS). [33] On 10 to 11 February, the comet passed 1.5 degrees from Mars and, on 13 to 15 February, passed in front of the Hyades star cluster. [19] Positions of the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the starry sky between 14 January and 16 February 2023