Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pisces (Psc)
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Return of the comet Encke, Pepe Chambó
Return of the comet Encke
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Return of the comet Encke

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Return of the comet Encke, Pepe Chambó
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Return of the comet Encke

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The periodic comet 2P/Encke imaged in January 23, 2017 returns to inner Solar System in present apparition with perihelion in next March. The comet has already fired its gassy emission making a coma that reach some 6' of angular diameter in this image (350.000 Km in absolute terms) and with an intense green color wich point to a strong emission of diatomic carbon. The tail will belate a pair of weeks in begin its development, when the comet will start to be observable with binoculars.

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Return of the comet Encke, Pepe Chambó

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