Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aquila (Aql)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

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Object/Date:
C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) @ 2022 May 7, 02:01 UT

Description:
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) imaged on May 7, 2022, at a distance of 3.3 AU from the Sun and approaching, has a brightness close to magnitude 10 in this image. Its coma is quite condensed with an angular size of 2.7' and white in color revealing a large dust content. A 3' long dust tail extends north over this dense Milky Way star field in Aquila.

Data and link to image:
https://cometografia.es/2017k2-panstarrs-2022-05-07/

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), Pepe Chambó

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