A giant comet named Comet C/2023 P1 or Nishimura will pass by Earth in September. This comet can be seen with the naked eye.
Quoted from the official NASA website, the giant comet was discovered on August 11 by Hideo Nishimura in a 30 second exposure, with a standard digital camera.
“Since then, C/2023 P1 Nishimura has seen an increase in brightness. Its path across the inner Solar System has been determined,” NASA was quoted as saying, Wednesday (30/8).
NASA explained, when Comet C/2023 P1 dives towards the Sun, it will most likely continue to grow and become an object visible to the naked eye in early September.
But Comet C/2023 P1 will also be close to the sun at an angle, so it will only be possible to see it near sunset or sunrise.
Comet C/2023 P1 will be very close to the Sun and in the orbit of the planet Mercury.
Bosscha Observatory said Comet Nishimura is crossing the constellation Gemini with a magnitude of 8.6.
The comet will reach perihelion, or closest point to the sun, on September 17. At perihelion, Comet Nishimura will be very difficult to observe, because it is only 12 degrees from the Sun.
“The best time to observe Comet Nishimura is September 12, a few hours before dawn,” he was quoted as saying on Instagram @bosschaobservatory, Wednesday (30/8).
It was explained that at that time, Nishimura’s comet was in the constellation Leo with a magnitude of 4.6, bright enough to be observed with the unaided eye.
2023-08-31 00:00:00
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