Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas

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The monsterous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 isn't just the largest icy rock in the Oort Cloud, it's the second most distant that is chemically active.

Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas : Read more

 

[Unclear Engineer]

So what is the prognosis for us mere citizens of Earth seeing this comet as it approaches our Sun?

 

[contrarian]

So what is the prognosis for us mere citizens of Earth seeing this comet as it approaches our Sun?

Not likely.

Apparently its perihelion is estimated at 10.9 AU in January 2031. Not enough sunlight for it to "light up".

C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein) - Wikipedia

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