Approaching December comet may be visible to the naked eye

The comet 46P/Wirtanen (46P) is set to make a close approach to Earth this weekend, and may even be bright enough to be seen by the naked eye. At its closest, 46P will pass a mere 7.2 million miles (11.7 million km) from our planet, making it the 10^th closest comet encounter in the modern era.

.. Continue Reading Approaching December comet may be visible to the naked eye

Category: Space

Tags:

• Comets
• ESA
• NASA
• Rosetta

from New Atlas (Gizmag) https://ift.tt/2Ekscte