The Dazzling Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE): The Comet of The Century

Authors

  • M. Khalil

    Faculty of Engineering, MSA university, Giza, Egypt

  • M. Said

    Faculty of Engineering, MSA university, Giza, Egypt

  • H. Osman

    Faculty of Engineering, MSA university, Giza, Egypt

  • N. Younis

    Department of English and American studies, University of Vienna, Austria

  • N. Khaled

    Faculty of Engineering, MSA university, Giza, Egypt

  • Y. Amr

    Faculty of Engineering, MSA university, Giza, Egypt

  • N. A. Mohamed

    Faculty of Engineering, MSA university, Giza, Egypt

  • A. brahim

    Faculty of Engineering, MSA university, Giza, Egypt

How to Cite

Khalil, M., Said, M., Osman, H., Younis, N., Khaled, N., Amr, Y., A. Mohamed, N., & brahim, A. (2020). The Dazzling Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE): The Comet of The Century. International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 8(2), 35-36. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijaa.v8i2.31149

Received date: September 17, 2020

Accepted date: October 31, 2020

Published date: November 10, 2020

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14419/ijaa.v8i2.31149

Keywords:

NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) Comet, Bright Comets, Comet of the Century.

Abstract

The newfound long period comet NEOWISE has the potential to be one of the brightest comets ever seen. The comet which was visible to the naked eye is considered as the comet of the century. This icy object was discovered on March 27, 2020. In this paper, we dive into some fascinating facts about NEOWISE comet that make such comet unique.

 

 

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How to Cite

Khalil, M., Said, M., Osman, H., Younis, N., Khaled, N., Amr, Y., A. Mohamed, N., & brahim, A. (2020). The Dazzling Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE): The Comet of The Century. International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 8(2), 35-36. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijaa.v8i2.31149

Received date: September 17, 2020

Accepted date: October 31, 2020

Published date: November 10, 2020