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Comet Kudo-Fujiyama visible in pre-dawn sky
New Delhi, Jan 03: A new visitor from outer space, comet Kudo-Fujiyama will keep stargazers glued to their telescopes across the globe till mid-January.
New Delhi, Jan 03: A new visitor from outer space, comet Kudo-Fujiyama will keep stargazers glued to their telescopes across the globe till mid-January.
The comet, first spotted by Japanese astronomer Tetuo Kudo on December 14 last year, can be observed using a pair of binoculars in the constellation of Hercules in the morning sky throughout January, Nehru Planetarium sources said. The discovery was confirmed by the international astronomical union and photographs of the comet showed a short tail around 1/3 degrees in length, they said.
Comet Kudo-Fujiyama will reach its perihelion (point nearest to the sun) on January 28 with a magnitude of 0.5, its brightest ever.
Unfortunately, the comet then will be almost directly behind the sun when seen from the earth and consequently impossible to observe, they said.
However, enthusiasts can view the comet till mid-January in the pre-dawn eastern sky as it moves on from constellation Hercules to Aquila.
Bureau Report
The comet, first spotted by Japanese astronomer Tetuo Kudo on December 14 last year, can be observed using a pair of binoculars in the constellation of Hercules in the morning sky throughout January, Nehru Planetarium sources said. The discovery was confirmed by the international astronomical union and photographs of the comet showed a short tail around 1/3 degrees in length, they said.
Comet Kudo-Fujiyama will reach its perihelion (point nearest to the sun) on January 28 with a magnitude of 0.5, its brightest ever.
Unfortunately, the comet then will be almost directly behind the sun when seen from the earth and consequently impossible to observe, they said.
However, enthusiasts can view the comet till mid-January in the pre-dawn eastern sky as it moves on from constellation Hercules to Aquila.
Bureau Report