Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise

WHAT IS IT:

• C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), or Comet NEOWISE, is a comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers using the NEOWISE space telescope.
• Under dark skies it can be clearly seen with the naked eye and is expected to remain visible to the naked eye throughout most of July 2020.

ABOUT COMETS:

• Comets are small, fragile, irregularly shaped bodies composed of a mixture of non-volatile grains and frozen gases.
• They contain organic and inorganic compounds and also metals and various ions.
• They usually follow highly elongated paths around the Sun.
• It will make its closest approach to the Earth on July 22.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. C/2020 F3, a term recently in news, refers to a:

1. Space Telescope
2. Comet
3. Dwarf Star
4. Satellite of Mars

Answer to Prelims question