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An extremely rare golden comet can now be seen from Earth



"Most comets are white, yellow, blue, and occasionally green-but a rare golden comet is now gracing the sky. Dubbed C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), the icy visitor was discovered in May 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System. It's been tracked by astronomers...

"This comet was not supposed to survive its Oct 8th perihelion (0.33 AU)," Bartlett told SpaceWeather.com. "But it did survive, and now it is displaying a red/brown/golden color rarely seen in comets." Its closest approach to Earth will be on Nov. 25, 2025, at a distance of about 0.40 AU. "


(AU = 93 million miles)




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".....the comet is fairly bright at 9th magnitude, making it accessible with backyard telescopes. In September, NASA shared an image of the comet while it appeared fainter and green, flying near C/2025 R2 SWAN. "

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