Astronomy Picture of the Day · April 22, 2004

Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 22, 2004 is “Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR),” an image. It is credited to Credit: Svend and Carl Freytag, Adam Block ( KPNO Visitor Program ), NOAO , AURA , NSF. The original explanation runs about 141 words.

From the explanation

“Discovered by the the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project in October of 2002, comet C/2002 T7 is now visiting the inner solar system, making its closest approach ( see animation by L. Koehn ) to the Sun tomorrow, April 23rd.”

— APOD editors, April 22, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: April 22, 2004
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Svend and Carl Freytag, Adam Block ( KPNO Visitor Program ), NOAO , AURA , NSF
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 141 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 22, 2004 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2004-april-22-comet-c-2002-t7-linear

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