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C2018R3Lemmon

Comet Lemmon Credit: NASA/ZTF

Comet Lemmon is a non-periodic comet in our solar system. When it reached perihelion, it reached peak brightness of about 12. It is a near-hyperbolic comet, meaning it is still bound to the sun and will return to the Solar System, but will take thousands of years. It's formal designation is C/2018 R3 (Lemmon). It was discovered by the Mount Lemmon Observatory in 2018.

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