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- On Feb. 1, a bright-green comet named C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will make a close approach to Earth for the first time in 50,000 years.
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Jan 6, 2023 · On Feb. 1, comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will pass to within 28 million miles (42 million km) of our planet, its first approach in 50,000 years.
Jan 18, 2023 · On Jan. 12, the comet — called C/2022 E3 (ZTF) — made its closest pass around the sun. Now, it's heading back out of the solar system and swinging by Earth, making its closest approach on Feb....
- 19P/Borrelly. Perihelion: Feb. 1, 2022 — 195 million km (1.3 a.u.) Closest approach to Earth: Dec. 11, 2021 — 175 million km (1.2 a.u.) Details: For many of us, 19P has been a winter stalwart at 9th magnitude, but it's slowly faded in recent weeks and now glows around magnitude 10.
- Lemmon-PanSTARRS (C/2021 F1) Perihelion: April 6, 2022 — 150 million km (1.0 a.u.) Closest approach to Earth: Feb. 12, 2022 — 210 million km (1.4 a.u.) Details: I observed the comet at the end of evening twilight low in the northwestern sky on March 28.1 UT with my 15-inch and found it quite bright at magnitude 9.3 with a moderately condensed coma ~3′ across.
- Comet ATLAS (C/2019 L3), 104P/Kowal. Perihelion: Comet ATLAS on Jan. 9, 2022 — 531 million kilometers (3.6 a.u.) 104P/Kowal on Jan. 11, 2022 — 165 million kilometers (1.1 a.u.)
- Comet PanSTARRS (C/2017 K2) Perihelion: Dec. 19, 2022 — 269 million kilometers (1.8 a.u.) Closest approach to Earth: July 14, 2022 — 271 million kilometers (1.8 a.u.)
Feb 1, 2023 · For the past several months, the recently discovered comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has been dazzling stargazers and astrophotographers, with the excitement ratcheting up in recent weeks.
C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a non-periodic comet from the Oort cloud that was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) on 2 March 2022. The comet has a bright green glow around its nucleus, due to the effect of sunlight on diatomic carbon and cyanogen.
Jan 31, 2023 · CNN — A recently discovered green comet will soon zip by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. It was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age.
Jan 30, 2023 · On Feb. 1, a bright-green comet named C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will make a close approach to Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. Swooping within 26 million miles (42 million kilometers) of our...
