We Earthlings will be able to see a new comet coming this way, all the way from the Oort Cloud at the outer reaches of our solar system. Comet Nishimura might be making its very first journey around the sun, and if it survives the trip, it won’t be back for hundreds of years. The comet was first discovered by amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura just last month. Since then, it has been getting brighter. The comet will reach its perihelion, the point where it is closest to the sun, on September 18. Considering its icy source and frozen composition, there’s a good possibility that Comet Nishimura will break apart by then.
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If you want to see Comet Nishimura, your best chance will be on Tuesday, September 12, at least in the northern hemisphere. Stargazers in the southern hemisphere may be able to track it longer, unless the comet disintegrates. Read more about Comet Nishmura and how to see it at Inverse.
(Image credit: Dan Bartlett via NASA)
Source: neatorama