Comet K2 Enters Inner Solar System
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), or "Comet K2" for short, photographed by Michael Jaeger of Martinsberg, Austria
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Around the world, astronomers are watching a relatively large comet enter the inner solar system. "Comet K2" is roughly comparable in size to Halley's Comet, and an increasingly easy target for backyard telescopes. Closest approach to Earth: July 14th. Sky maps and more @ Spaceweather.com.
Comet K2 Enters Inner Solar System
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), or "Comet K2" for short, photographed by Michael Jaeger of Martinsberg, Austria
Copyright © 2022 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved.
Around the world, astronomers are watching a relatively large comet enter the inner solar system. "Comet K2" is roughly comparable in size to Halley's Comet, and an increasingly easy target for backyard telescopes. Closest approach to Earth: July 14th. Sky maps and more @ Spaceweather.com.