Newly discovered comet could become the brightest comet in the past years

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The night sky is always full of unknowns and surprises. The latest surprise comes from the newly discovered comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS.

Comet ATLAS was discovered on December 28th, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System survey (ATLAS) in Hawaii. This is an astronomical early warning survey system, designed to detect smaller near-Earth objects a few weeks and days before they pass close to (or impact) Earth. 

This comet has been gaining a lot of attention lately, as it has begun to brighten very fast, exceeding all expectations. The comet is near-parabolic and has a similar orbit as the Great Comet of 1844.  

Currently, the C/2019 Y4 comet is at 8th magnitude brightness. This means that the comet is not yet visible to the naked eye, but it can already be seen in smaller sized telescopes as a fuzzy ball. It can also be seen by binoculars under darker skies with less (or little) light pollution.

It is tho usual that comets get brighter as they approach the Sun. However, almost daily rapid changes have been observed with this comet, and currently, the comet is 600 times brighter than predicted at this point in time.

Everybody is now trying to guess just how bright will this comet actually get as it gets closer to the Sun. With comet peak brightness predictions being very difficult, and speculation at best, the current predictions are somewhat varied. The estimates are from magnitude +2 (visible to the naked eye) to a spectacular magnitude -11 which would make the comet way brighter than Venus and even visible during the day.

 

Source: https://www.severe-weather.eu/space-science/comet-atlas-2020-show-space/

[Horny Chicken 10,932]

Let's call it Comet Chromatica 

[Kimmo 82,283]

Nothing is brighter than Comet Volantis 

[Economy 52,845]

Yet we still can't find Planet X

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Just now, Economy said:

Yet we still can't find Planet X

Sounds familiar.

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11 minutes ago, Kimmo said:

Nothing is brighter than Comet Volantis 

They put DerpGa over her face 

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14 minutes ago, Aquariusgine said:

Let's call it Comet Chromatica 

Well that would be appropriate...comets come and go so quickly 

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6 minutes ago, Economy said:

Yet we still can't find Planet X

Hmmm...

Planet X

Chromatica

X Chromosomes = Human DNA

Madame X

Madonna

Lady Gaga

Planet X = Madonna x Lady Gaga Gaga 

 

Oh my gosh... Planet X has been on EARTH this whole entire time!!! 

 

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we need some astral energy rn thank yo mr. comet

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2 minutes ago, ProjectJoanne said:

Hmmm...

Planet X

Chromatica

X Chromosomes = Human DNA

Madame X

Madonna

Lady Gaga

Planet X = Madonna x Lady Gaga Gaga 

 

Oh my gosh... Planet X has been on EARTH this whole entire time!!! 

 

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