Object on its way towards Earth - Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN also glows green

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Published on September 16, 2025 9:40:42 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VbGRDtCBNo

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The object C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is on its way toward Earth. Its closest approach will be 30 million kilometers. The comet has already developed a large tail. The coma glows green, just like 3I/Atlas.

Original image: Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Korona
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250916.html

Brightness:
https://theskylive.com/articles/2025/09/comet-swan25b-updates

Small Body Database data:
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=C/2025 R2

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