Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4) could reach naked eye brightness
Discovered on 28 December, 2019, Comet ATLAS was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System survey in Hawaii. The robotic astronomical survey is an […]
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Bright Comets of 2020
Last year, Comet 46P/Wirtanen continued to put on a reasonable 5th magnitude show at the beginning of the year following on from from it’s 2018 […]
Large Asteroid 2000 QW7 to pass Earth
On Saturday 14 September, 2019 a large asteroid (designated asteroid 467317 2000 QW7) will pass the Earth at a safe distance of 3.5 million miles […]
Interstellar Comet – C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
A new interstellar object has been discovered passing through the solar system. Discovered by Ukrainian amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov on 30 August, 2019. The veteran […]
Comet 2018 W2 (Africano)
Discovered on 27 November, 2018 by astronomer B. M. Africano of the Mount Lemmon Survey, Comet 2018 W2 (Africano) measured approximately magnitude 20 as a […]
Comet Wirtanen visible now!
Long awaited naked eye comet 46P/Wirtanen has finally reached a respectable altitude and brightness. At the time of writing the comet resides in the constellation of Eridanus at a magnitude of 4.5 (approx.) with a short tail approximately 8 arcmins in length and elongated coma.
Bright Comets of 2019
Comet 46P/Wirtanen 2019 starts off with a pleasing visitor from 2018, namely comet 46P/Wirtanen which reached perihelion, closest approach (and naked eye visibility) in December. […]
New Comet C/2018 V1 discovered by Don Machholz
American amateur astronomer Don Machholz has discovered his 12th comet in the early hours of November 07, 2018. Currently designated DM001, the comet is yet to be assigned to his name given that some Japanese astronomers discovered the comet at roughly the same time. Machholz wrote on his Twitter account..
Wirtanen – Brightest comet of the year is coming
Comet Wirtanen is coming! The 1.2 kilometer object is earmarked to become the brightest comet of 2018. However, we hasten to add that this comet is […]
Comet 21P – Closest Approach
On Monday September 10, 2018 a Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner will reach closest approach to the Earth at a distance of 0.39AU (36 million miles). This will […]