Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Interstellar Comet 2I Borisov

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 5, 2022 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 149 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 was just visiting the Solar System. Discovered by amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov on August 30, 2019, the first known interstellar comet is seen in these two Hubble Space Telescope images from November and December 2019.”

— APOD editors, March 5, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 5, 2022
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 149 words

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The Milky WayGalaxiesCometsHubble Space Telescope

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