NEOWISE

NEOWISE — comet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore NEOWISE in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The bright comet of summer 2020, its twin tails visible to the naked eye even from city outskirts. Spotted by NASA’s NEOWISE telescope, it is heading out on an orbit that will not bring it back for nearly 7,000 years.

Nucleus

~5 km across (NEOWISE infrared)

Discovered

27 Mar 2020 — NEOWISE space telescope

Perihelion

3 Jul 2020, 0.29 AU

Period

~6,800 years

Fame

Brightest northern comet since Hale–Bopp

Shape

Illustrative nucleus

Explore NEOWISE in 3D

Cosmoscope places NEOWISE in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.