On March 12, 2024, the Facebook page NARIT, National Astronomical Research Institute, posted a picture with a message stating…
NARIT team captures images of a comet 12P/Pons-Brooks comes to share with you, recorded in the early evening of March 11, 2024 on Doi Inthanon, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province.
At this time, comets appeared in the early evening. after sunset Located in the constellation Andromeda (Andromeda) on the western horizon. As the sun was setting over the horizon The comet has an elevation angle of only about 12 degrees, so it doesn’t appear long in the sky before setting behind the sun. In addition, there was pollution in the atmosphere. And after this, there will be moonlight disturbances until March 27, 2024. It may be difficult to observe with the naked eye.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Orbiting close to the sun At the end of March it will gradually change position and move to the constellation of the Ram (Aries) at the end of April. It will move towards the constellation Taurus and will be closest to the sun on April 23, 2024. It may become brighter until it can be seen with the naked eye in the sky at night. It is one of the comets worth following at the beginning of this year.
12P/Pons-Brooks It is classified as a comet of the same type as Halley’s Comet (1P/Halley), which means it has an orbital period of 71 years around the Sun. Therefore, it is classified as a comet. “Periodic comets” were first discovered by French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons in 1812 and rediscovered in 1883 by American astronomer William Robert Brooks. Hence the origin of the name comet. 12P/Pons-Brooks
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Thank you for information/pictures: Facebook page NARIT, National Astronomical Research Institute.
