Nishumara Comet

Comet Nishimura, also known as C2023 P1, was first spotted falling rapidly toward the sun on Aug. 12 by amateur Japanese astronomer Hideo Nishimura. The icy object has a green glow caused by high

Comet Nishimura likely came from the distant Oort Cloud but it's on a hyperbolic trajectory if it survives perihelion the Sun is expected to slingshot it out of the solar system never to return. Its orbit is steeply inclined 133 with respect to the ecliptic. The comet's position is shown for mid-August.

C2023 P1 Nishimura is a long-period comet discovered by Hideo Nishimura on 12 August 2023. 7 The comet passed perihelion on 17 September 2023 and reached an apparent magnitude of about 2.5. 8 Observational history.

Sightings of comet Nishimura. Comet Nishimura C2023 P1 on Sept 5, 2023. For this single shot I used my A7s and a 135mm lens. Nishimura is a new comet that was discovered on August 11, 2023.

Comet Nishimura is named after Hideo Nishimura of Japan, the amateur astronomer who discovered the comet on Aug. 12, 2023. It likely came from the Oort Cloud, a distant region of the Solar System. Comets like this have green heads, but this color doesn't extend to their tails. This is because the green color is caused by diatomic carbon, a

A newly discovered green comet is zipping by Earth and is now visible for the first time in more than 400 years. Comet Nishimura was discovered by amateur Japanese astronomer Hideo Nishimura on

Comet Nishimura is now visible in the predawn skies for Northern Hemisphere observers. It's rising later each morning as it tracks quickly through the stars of Leo the Lion. On September 7, it

Comet Nishimura will make its closest approach to the sun on Sept. 18, known as perihelion. If it isn't completely disintegrated by solar radiation, the comet should loop around the sun and be

The comet was discovered on Aug. 12 by amateur astronomer and comet-hunter Hideo Nishimura, using his telescope in Kakegawa City, Japan, roughly 180 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

To see Comet Nishimura, first go to a location where you can clearly see the eastern horizon, without any trees or other barriers in the way. Over the ocean, atop a high-rise building or up in the