#comet k2

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Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) appearing next to the much more distant globular cluster M10 on July 15, 2022 // Skywalker83

This is likely the comet’s first time entering the inner solar system from the much more distant Oort Cloud, taking around a million years to reach its current position between Mars and Jupiter. When it slingshots around the Sun in December 2022, it will enter into an 18,000 year orbit, so see it while it’s here!