Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  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 September 18, 00:04 UT

Description:
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) imaged on September 18, 2022 passing close to the bright blue star Iklil (Rho Scorpii). Enveloped in a gaseous green coma, the comet shows a dust tail to the upper right and other narrower and twisted ion tail to the upper left.

Data and link to image:
https://cometografia.es/2017k2-panstarrs-2022-09-18/

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), Pepe Chambó

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