Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  IC 2041  ·  NGC 1531  ·  NGC 1532
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Comet C/2020 M3 ATLAS, Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2020 M3 ATLAS
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Comet C/2020 M3 ATLAS, Pepe Chambó
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C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) @ 2020 September 27, 17:59 UT

Description:

Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) imaged on September 27, 2020 in conjunction with Haley's Coronet galaxy NGC 1532, a barred spiral interacting with the dwarf galaxy NGC 1531 and deformed by the tidal forces between them. The comet has a large 10-arc-minute green coma with strong central condensation and a 5-minute long tail to the west (right).

Data and link to image:

https://cometografia.es/2020m3-atlas-20200927/

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Comet C/2020 M3 ATLAS, Pepe Chambó

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