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Comet or asteroid? This object is both – EarthSky

Comet or asteroid? Both! Some objects blur the lines, including (248370) 2005 QN173, which is active with a long tail

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View larger. | Comet or asteroid? The long streak in the upper left of in this image looks like a comet, but it lies in the asteroid belt. Palomar Observatorys Hale Telescope in California took this composite image of the object – designated (248370) 2005…

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