Comet
Lovejoy
TypeComet
Mass~1 × 10¹² kg
Diameter0.5 km
Known Moons0
Surface Gravity~0.0001 m/s²
Average Temp-70 °C
AtmosphereH2O, dust (coma)
Discovered ByTerry Lovejoy
Discovery Year2011
About Lovejoy
The Christmas comet of 2011, a Kreutz sungrazer that survived flying 140,000 km above the solar surface and unfurled a ghostly dawn tail.
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