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'''Comet Lovejoy''' is a comet recently discovered by amateur [[astronomer]] Terry Lovejoy. It is 660 feet wide and came within 87,000 miles of the [[sun]]’s surface, dubbed a Kreutz Sungrazer.

'''Comet Lovejoy''' is a comet recently discovered by amateur [[astronomer]] Terry Lovejoy. It is 660 feet wide and came within 87,000 miles of the [[sun]]’s surface, dubbed a [[Kreutz Sungrazer]].

it was to the amazement of astronomers that a comet of ice and rock had survived so near to the sun's surface, millions of degrees, only losing its tail temporarily. Estimates have Comet Lovejoy on a return path every 600 years.

It was to the amazement of astronomers that a comet of ice and rock had survived so near to the sun's surface, millions of degrees, only losing its tail temporarily. Estimates have Comet Lovejoy on a return path every 600 years.

[[Category:Astronomy]]

[[Category:Astronomy]]