PEOPLE’S MIND – The National Research and Innovation Agency stated that Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) or better known as K2 traversing the earth. This comet is thought to have come from a location in the outer part of the solar system called the Oort Cloud.
Various phenomenon Nature is very interesting for people. In addition to the natural events that we usually see every month, there are phenomenon rare and only occurs every few years or even decades.
Either one phenomenon what is interesting and rare is comet passing through Planet Earth.
Comets are members of the Solar System that also revolve around the Sun, just like Earth, which on its way from the outer solar system (outer solar system) to the inner solar system (inner solar system), has just passed Earth.
Researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Abdul Rachman as the Coordinator of the Kupang National Observatory Management Center (BPON) said Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) or shortened to K2across the earth.
This comet is thought to have come from a location in the outer part of the Solar System called the Oort Cloud.
Initial C of comet the type is non-periodic, the number 2017 indicates the year it was found, and a combination of letters and numbers K2 shows the order in which they were found in 2017.
According to Abdul, comet It passes closest to Earth on July 13, 2022 at a distance of about 2 times the distance from Earth to the Sun.
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