Follow Comet E1 Atlas Through the July Sky - by astroguyz
, 2023. At the time, the comet was a faint +19The orbit of the comet is an interesting one, with a 38 degree inclination relative to the ecliptic. On just an 85 year orbit, the comet reaches aphelion in early 2066 at 37.7 Astronomical Units from the Sun, just outside the orbit of the planet Neptune. In fact, the planet seems to share a 2:1with the comet, as it completes two orbits to every one for Neptune.
The passage of comet E1 ATLAS through the inner solar system, along with its 2066 passage near Neptune . Credit: NASA/JPL.short-period comet of note; most of the major ones such as 1P/Halley or 2P/Encke have already been found over the centuries. July is the key month for comet E1 ATLAS, as it starts off the month high to the north in the constellation Ursa Minor, and crosses through Draco and into Cepheus towards closest Earth approach in mid-August.
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