A mysterious comet enters our solar system for the first time

From time to time, astronomers discover something in the cosmos that has never been seen before. This was the case recently when scientists discovered a new object that was only confirmed recently to be a comet. The new comet is called Bernardinelli-Bernstein and astronomers who are looking for the object determined that he has a orbit that takes 5.5 million years to complete.

It comes from the offer cloud and has been officially designated as a comet on Wednesday, June 23rd. This designation has arrived one week after its first observation as a tiny point of travel in images archived by the dark energy camera. The official name is Comet C / 2014 UN271, and he was named after his discoverers giving him the name of Bernardinelli-Bernstein easier.

So far, scientists have learned interesting information about the comet, which is supposed to be 62 miles wide. It’s currently 20 times the distance from the soil-sun of us. This will reach its closest point to the Sun on January 23, 2031. At this point, it will be fair beyond the Saturn orbit, by pressing 10.95 solar distances from the Earth.

Astronomers are excited because they have about two decades to study the comet before disappearing for an additional 5.5 million years. The comet should be almost primitive and astronomers around the world will be ready to observe it. Its orbit is vertical planets and at its furthest point of the Earth, it is a light year of the sun.

Scientists believe that comet and others of the Oort cloud were probably another part of the solar system but have been expelled by gravitational interactions with larger planets such as Saturn and Neptune. This is probably the first time the comet has been back in the interior solar system since it has been started a long time ago.