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Introducing Comet Lee
Explanation: Another large snowball is falling toward the Sun. Comet Lee was discovered two weeks ago by Steve Lee ( AAO ) in Australia , and is expected to brighten as it approaches the inner Solar System . Comet Lee is not expected to become a naked-eye object, though, with recent projections guessing it will peak at magnitude 7 in July. Starting in May, the large piece of dirty ice officially known as Comet C/1999 H1 Lee will be visible to northern observers. Comet Lee is the fuzzy patch in the above picture taken on April 16 from Loomberah , Australia.
| Date | April 27, 1999 |
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| Credit | Credit & Copyright: Gordon Garradd |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |