COMETS AND ASTEROIDS
May 21, 2020
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Minor planet 7 Iris reaches opposition on 28 June when it will appear at a binocular-friendly mag. +8.8 in Sagittarius. It starts its June track to the west of the lip of Sagittarii and just to the north of mag. +5.7 33 Sagittarii. On 1 June, Iris will be shining at mag. +9.6. As it approaches opposition on 28 June it will pass about 1.5° south of the rich, mag. +4.9 open cluster M25.
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