C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

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C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is the 15th comet discovered by the NEOWISE mission. It is a long-period comet that completes its orbit once every 6,700 years. Peaking at magnitude +0.5, it is the brightest comet in the northern hemisphere since Hale–Bopp and remained visible in the naked eye throughout July 2020.

Artist's impression of the nucleus of Comet NEOWISE

View from the Parker Solar Probe, 2020-Jul-5

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) as seen from Germany, 2020-Jul-14

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