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New Comet Discovered: Lovejoy Will Add to “Comet Lineup” in Winter Skies
New Comet Lovejoy starts out slow but quickly gains speed as it zips from near Orion in mid-September all the way to Ursa Major in November, when it will be closest to Earth. Created with Chris Marriott’s SkyMap software
Move over Comet ISON. You’ve got company. Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy, discoverer of three previous comets, including the famous, long-tailed sungrazer C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy), just added a 4th to his tally.
This new comet will add to a lineup of comets that should grace early November skies in the northern hemisphere: Comets ISON, Encke and now the new Lovejoy.
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© Bob King for Universe Today, 2013. |
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Post tags: C/2013 R1, Comet Lovejoy, Orion, perihelion
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