Why I'm Called - Comet NEOWISE

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I am Comet NEOWISE.

I am a comet discovered by a space telescope in 2020.

My name was given in 2020.

I was named by NEOWISE mission.

My name came about as I was discovered by the NEOWISE space telescope program.

My name is an acronym for Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.

An interesting fact is I am the brightest comet in the Northern Hemisphere since Hale-Bopp, visible to the naked eye in July 2020.

Comet NEOWISE

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