Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Comet those that went through the last ice age will reappear near Earth in early 2023. No need Device see it, only with the naked eye.
The comet, dubbed C/2022 E3 (ZTF), is currently circling the inner solar system. The comet will make its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, on January 12.
The celestial body had the appearance of a halo of gas and dust around it, glowing with a greenish hue, and a long but dim comet tail extending from its main body.
The comet will pass close to Earth making its closest approach between February 1 and 2.
Although the comet’s appearance can be seen with the naked eye, C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has the potential to wash out its vision. Binoculars or a telescope can help with vision.
Quoted from NASA, observers in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to spot the comet in the morning sky as it moves in a northwesterly direction during January. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be visible to observers in the Southern Hemisphere in early February 2023.
For those looking to view this space scene, observers should look for C/2022 E3 (ZTF) when the moon is dim in the sky.
Cited by the Starlust website, the comet will be in the constellation Camelopardalis during its closest position.
Quoted from Space, the comet has a period of about 50,000 years. This means that it is about 160 million kilometers from the sun on January 12, and it is 42 million kilometers from the Earth on February 2.
The last time a comet was seen this close up was during Earth’s Upper Paleolithic. This means that the last humans to see C/2022 E3 (ZTF) were the first homo sapiens who lived during a glacial period or ice age.
At the time of its discovery, C/2022 E3 (ZTF) had a magnitude 17.3 clearing to magnitude 10 in November and is expected to reach magnitude 6.
(can/arh)
