Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Libra (Lib)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5897
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Comet 88P/Howell and NGC 5897, Pepe Chambó
Comet 88P/Howell and NGC 5897
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Comet 88P/Howell and NGC 5897

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Comet 88P/Howell and NGC 5897, Pepe Chambó
Comet 88P/Howell and NGC 5897
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Comet 88P/Howell and NGC 5897

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88P/Howell @ 2020 September 5, 09:23 UT

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Comet 88P/Howell imaged on September 5, 2020, just as it passed at an angular distance of only 8 arcminutes from the center of the globular cluster NGC 5897 which 24,000 light-years away formed before the spiral arms of our galaxy. The comet has a weak ionic tail that extends at least 15 minutes in length to the east out of the image field.

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https://cometografia.es/88p-howell-20200813/

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Comet 88P/Howell and NGC 5897, Pepe Chambó

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