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| − | '''Comet Lovejoy''' is a comet recently discovered by an amateur [[astronomer]], Terry Lovejoy. It is 660 feet wide and came within 87,000 miles of the [[sun]]’s surface, dubbed a | + | '''Comet Lovejoy''' is a comet recently discovered by an amateur [[astronomer]], Terry Lovejoy. It is 660 feet wide and came within 87,000 miles of the [[sun]]’s surface, dubbed a Kreutz Sungrazer. |
To the amazement of astronomers that the comet of ice and rock had survived near the sun's surface, millions of degrees, only losing its tail temporarily. Estimates have Comet Lovejoy on a return path every 600 years. | To the amazement of astronomers that the comet of ice and rock had survived near the sun's surface, millions of degrees, only losing its tail temporarily. Estimates have Comet Lovejoy on a return path every 600 years. | ||
Revision as of 03:19, December 24, 2011
Comet Lovejoy is a comet recently discovered by an amateur astronomer, Terry Lovejoy. It is 660 feet wide and came within 87,000 miles of the sun’s surface, dubbed a Kreutz Sungrazer.
To the amazement of astronomers that the comet of ice and rock had survived near the sun's surface, millions of degrees, only losing its tail temporarily. Estimates have Comet Lovejoy on a return path every 600 years.