Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)
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Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS, Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS
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Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS, Pepe Chambó
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C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) @ 2020 September 5, 09:13 UT

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Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) imaged on September 5, 2020, every time more distant and weak is almost three times farther than the distance from Earth to Sun with a brightness at magnitude 12, more than thirteen times less brighter than the fainter stars that can be seen at naked eye. Despite this, in this photography can still see its dust tail extending toward north (to left in the image).

Data and link to image:

https://cometografia.es/2017t2-panstarrs-20200905/

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Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS, Pepe Chambó

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