Comet P/2016 BA14 (Pan-STARRS) will safely pass Earth on March 22,2016, passing even closer than comet 252P. Comet P/2016 BA14 flyby will be at just 2,199,933 miles (3.5 million km) or about 9 lunar distances, which is very close for a comet. In fact, this comet ā P/2016 BA14 ā will set a record as the third-closest known comet to pass our planet in recorded history…
Bottom line: Two comets in similar orbits will pass Earth safely in late March. One of them ā comet P/2016 BA14 ā will set a record as the third-closest comet to Earth in recorded history.
More at source:Ā http://earthsky.org/space/twin-comets-approach-closely-in-march
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This new photo shows comet 252P/LINEAR on March 2 (left) and small comet P/2016 BA14 on March 1 (right). The twin comets were captured using a 12ā³ diameter telescope by EfraĆn Morales of the Sociedad de AstronomĆa del Caribe.
