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1. The name of the comet mentioned in the passage is​

Answer 1

First name:

NEOWISE

Second :C/2020F3

Answer 2

The name of the comet mentioned in the passage is​ NEOWISE.

Explanation:

• On March 27, 2020 the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope discovered Comet NEOWISE or C/2020 F3.
• It is a comet with long periods, and it has a near-parabolic orbit.
• The significance of this comet is that it will be visible to the naked eye in July 2020, since it is one of the Northern Hemisphere 's brightest comets since Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997.
• You will see the comet in dark sky with a naked eye until July 23, when the comet approaches closest to the Earth.
• It would be possible to spot the comet in urban areas using binoculars.
• On July 17, Comet NEOWISE entered the constellation Ursa Major.