eso_eso9612a February 16th, 1996
Credit: ESO
This false-colour photo demonstrates the asymmetry, now apparent in the coma of Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake). This comet made a close approach to the Earth (15 million kilometres) on March 25, 1996.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9612a/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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