The solar system has always been the center of people's interest, there are many such mysteries which people are still unaware of, space agencies around the world are engaged in solving these mysteries, yet there are many such mysteries which are still unsolved. . One of these is comet. You might have heard a lot about it, but you might have seen very little about it. If you want to see the comet then you have a better chance.
Japanese astronomer Hideo Nishimura had discovered a new comet in the month of August itself. The Astronomical Association has named it Nishimura. After 400 years, on September 12, this comet will pass at a distance of 80 million kilometers from the Earth. If you are not able to see this comet, then the next chance to see it will be on September 17. If you are not able to see it even then, you will have to wait for the next 400 years.
What is a comet?
Comet is a solar system stone made of a mixture of dust, ice and gas. They revolve around the Sun like the planets, but their path is much shorter. It completes its revolution around the Sun in 50 to 400 years. The last comet that was seen from Earth was Halley's Comet which was visible from Earth in 1986. Next time it may be visible around 2061, but Nishimura Comet completes its orbit around the Sun in approximately 400 years, hence it will be visible again only after 400 years.
will be visible in the morning
Comet Nishimura is moving at a speed of 240,000 miles per hour. It can be seen with the naked eye, its brightness will increase as it comes closer to the Sun. According to scientists, it will be visible on the northeastern horizon between 4 and 5 in the morning. According to Paul Chodas, manager of NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies, it can be seen clearly if you have a good telescope.
If you avoid sun then it will be visible till the end of September
According to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, it will disappear from the Northern Hemisphere after Wednesday. If this comet is not lost in the brightness of the Sun, it can be seen after a week or by the end of September. He told that this comet is very amazing. If it escapes the Sun, it can be visible in the evening of the Southern Hemisphere on September 17.
This third discovery of Nishimura
This is the third discovery by Japanese astronomer Nishimura, he is an amateur astronomer. According to the study of scientists, Nishimura comet is very special. Before the invention of the telescope, it would have passed around the Earth about 430 years ago. Next time also it will take approximately the same number of years to pass near the Earth.
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