Difference between revisions of "Comet Lovejoy"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (clarified) |
m (gr) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Comet Lovejoy''' is a comet recently discovered by | + | '''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. | |
[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
Revision as of 03:26, December 24, 2011
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.