C/2021 A1 (Leonard) - Wikipedia
C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was a long period comet [4] that was discovered by G. J. Leonard at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 3 January 2021 (a year before perihelion) when the comet was 5 AU (750 million km) from the Sun. [1] It had a retrograde orbit. The nucleus was about 1 …
APOD: 2021 November 21 - Introducing Comet Leonard
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was discovered as a faint smudge in January 2021 when it was out past Mars -- but its orbit will take the giant shedding ice-ball into the inner Solar System, passing near both Earth and Venus in December before it swoops around the Sun in early January 2022.
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) - TheSkyLive
Jan 1, 2013 · Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) Position Calculator. Compute the position of Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) for any date and time between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100 and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Leonard is the brightest comet all year. Here's how to see it
Dec 3, 2021 · The comet was discovered less than a year ago near the orbit of Jupiter. Now, observers in North America can see it in the northeastern sky around sunrise.
P/2021 U3 (Attard-Maury) - Wikipedia
P/2021 U3 (Attard-Maury) is a comet of the Jupiter family discovered on 24 October 2021 by Georges Attard and Alain Maury.. [1] [2].The comet had a magnitude of 19 at the time of its discovery. It is the second comet discovered using the synthetic tracking technique, using the Tycho software, as part of the MAP Observation Program. [3]
Comet Leonard in the evening sky - EarthSky
Dec 20, 2021 · Comet Leonard swept closest to Earth on December 12, 2021, passing some 21 million miles (34 million km) away. Its exceptionally close pass of bright Venus (2.6 million miles, or 4.2 million km...
Newfound Comet Leonard will blaze into view this year | Space
The newfound comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 12, 2021. (Image credit: NASA/JPL) A new comet is on its way in toward the sun, with prospects that...
See Comet Leonard at its Best - Sky & Telescope
Dec 3, 2021 · Senior research specialist Greg Leonard at the Mt. Lemmon Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, discovered the comet on January 3, 2021, when it was little more than a faint, distant speck. Since then, it's inched steadily closer to both the Sun and Earth and will reach perihelion — closest approach to the Sun — on January 3, 2022.
Comet Watch 2021 - Sky & Telescope
Jan 20, 2021 · Discovered at 15th magnitude on January 3rd in photos taken with NASA's NEOWISE space telescope, the comet will reach perihelion on the 22nd and pass closest to the Earth on February 3rd at a distance of 0.5 a.u. NEOWISE is expected to reach a peak brightness of magnitude 10 in mid-February and then fade.
Comet Leonard is at its closest to Earth right now. Here's how to …
Dec 13, 2021 · Comet Leonard, the brightest comet of the year, made its closest approach to Earth today (Dec. 12) and should be visible through binoculars and telescopes, weather permitting.