Comet C/2024 G3, discovered in April 2024, is approaching the sun from the Oort Cloud. Its trajectory suggests it could reach a brightness comparable to Venus, potentially visible to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere. However, the comet's close proximity to the sun raises concerns about its survival.
C/2024 G3 was discovered on April 5, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System —a network of telescopes that scans space for asteroids that could potentially hit Earth. The comet comes from the Oort Cloud , a remote region at the outer edge of the solar system that is believed to contain the remnants of the materials that formed the solar system s’s planets. When comet C/2024 G3 reaches perihelion, it will come within just 13.
“It will be very heated and may not survive,” says Nick James, director of the comet section of the British Astronomical Association. “But if it does, it could be an impressive object in the evening sky from the southern hemisphere after perihelion.” How to Observe the Comet Should it survive unscathed, the comet will be visible in the southern hemisphere to the west just after sunset on January 13.
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