Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen Meets the Pleiades, Gary Leavitt
Comet 46P/Wirtanen Meets the Pleiades
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen Meets the Pleiades

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen Meets the Pleiades, Gary Leavitt
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen Meets the Pleiades

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to Earth this month (Dec 2018) at 12 Million km and could brighten to mag 3. Meanwhile as it passes close to M45, the Pleiades, the two make for a nice pairing in the night sky.

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen Meets the Pleiades, Gary Leavitt