Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
Taken by José J. Chambó on July 15, 2022 @
Valencia, Spain
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Object/Date:
C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) @ 2022 July 15, 17:58 UT
Description:
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) on July 15, 2022, during its closest approach to Earth to a distance of 1.81 AU, coinciding with its expected celestial conjunction with the globular cluster M 10 located in the constellation Ophiuchus. A gaseous green coma surrounds the comet that also projects a long dust tail more than one degree long, and a very faint ionic tail that is directed just towards the cluster.
Data and link to image:
https://cometografia.es/2017k2-panstarrs-2022-07-15/
Photographer's website:
https://cometografia.es
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