Wirtanan, The Christmas 2024 Comet. It contains a lot of volatile ice, which heats up and feeds into its coma, a bright cloud of gas and dust around the comet's small. — wirtanen isn't just notable for its closeness.
— the comet, 46p/wirtanen, made its closest approach on sunday, when it was about 7.1 million miles from earth (about 30 times the distance. — the comet, called 46p/wirtanen, will streak near earth on sunday and be visible in some places with the naked eye.
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