(ORDO NEWS) — It will not bring gifts, but will show itself in all its glory at Christmas. The date on which this object can be seen in the sky is known.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is flying towards our planet. It will fly between the Sun and the Earth so that it will be visible to the naked eye.
By the New Year holidays, this object will approach us. It will reach its closest point to the star on January 12th.
On Earth, it will be best seen on February 2. It is because of these terms that the comet was nicknamed “New Year’s” or “Christmas”.
The comet has a very large orbit, which it circles once every 50,000 years.
This means that the previous approach of C / 2022 E3 (ZTF) and the Earth occurred when mammoths walked on the planet and Neanderthals lived.
At its peak, the comet will fly up to us at a distance of 40 million km. This is three times closer than the Sun.
Now it is not visible, but it will be possible to notice it on the night of February 1-2. A bright dot will slowly move across the starry sky.
To clarify, C/2022 E3 (ZTF) does not pose any danger to us. The comet was recently discovered. This happened on March 2, 2022.
Then the object left the asteroid belt (between Jupiter and Mars). That is why it used to be mistaken for an asteroid.
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