Blue Comet 2024. Updated tue, january 2nd 2024 at 3:23 pm. It is still over 5au from the sun, hence the error bars on the likely perihelion magnitude are huge.
On march 2, 2022 astronomers frank masci and bryce bolin using the zwicky transient facility (ztf) at the palomar observatory in southern california, came across an object. Mar 12, 2024, 5:28 am pdt.
The Comet Is At Perihelion At 0.4 Astronomical Units (Au) In 2024 September.
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It Is Still Over 5Au From The Sun, Hence The Error Bars On The Likely Perihelion Magnitude Are Huge.
It’s not often a bright comet is near the sun during a total solar eclipse.