Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 14, 2019 is “Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and D. Jewitt ( UCLA ) et al.. The original explanation runs about 126 words.

Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and D. Jewitt ( UCLA ) et al. Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“From somewhere else in the Milky Way galaxy, Comet 2I/Borisov is just visiting the Solar System. Discovered by Crimean amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov on August 30, 2019, the first known interstellar comet is captured in these two recent Hubble Space Telescope images .”

— APOD editors, December 14, 2019

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 14, 2019
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and D. Jewitt ( UCLA ) et al.
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 126 words

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The Milky WayGalaxiesCometsHubble Space Telescope

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