Although it doesnt have its own name, it is part of a group of comets called Kreutz sungrazers.
Some lucky comets, however, do survive the close encounter.
One such example is comet Lovejoy.
The Virtual Telescope Project captured this image of the newly discovered comet.Virtual Telescope Project
Unfortunately, the comets nucleus completely disintegrated just a few days after its perihelion.
In 1965, comet Ikeya-Seki was discovered by two amateur astronomers from Japan.
Im excited to see what this comet does, Graykowsi said.
The newly discovered comet is set to make its closest approach to the Sun on October 28.
Thats brighter than Venus, the brightest planet in the solar system, which has a magnitude of -4.6.
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