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New 'Sungrazing' Comet May Outshine Venus—If It Survives the Coming Weeks

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A newly discovered comet is set to make its closest approach to the Sun on October 28 .

It could shine brighter than Venus , which has a magnitude of -4.6.

The comet is still so new that it doesn’t have a name yet, but it has been designated as comet A11bP7I.

It is part of a group of comets called Kreutz sungrazers.

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