Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), James Tickner
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), James Tickner
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Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)

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Originally discovered by the PanSTARRS surveillance system out beyond the orbit of Saturn in 2017, C/2017 K2 in an object from the Oort cloud. It's passing through the solar system on a one-shot hyperbolic orbit. Its trajectory is taking it deep into the southern sky, meaning that it should be almost continuously visible for southern hemisphere observers until well into 2023.

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), James Tickner

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