Comet Leonard has broken into pieces as it rounds the sun
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13:27 24 Mar, 2022
After shining in telescopes and camera views through 2021, the comet is no more
The brightest comet of 2021 has disintegrated, Qazet.az reports according to EarthSky.
An icy wanderer known as Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) fell apart during its perihelion, or closest approach to the sun, the report said. Perihelion was projected for Jan. 3, roughly a year after the comet's discovery.