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The comet has a bright green glow around its nucleus, due to the effect of sunlight on diatomic carbon and cyanogen. [6] [5] The comet's systematic designation starts with C to indicate that it is not a periodic comet, and "2022 E3" means that it was the third comet to be discovered in the first half of March 2022. [5]
Nasa shares December image of green comet. Thursday 2 February 2023 22:25, Graeme Massie. Nasa’s Goddard flight centre has shared an image of the green comet, taken all the way back in December.
A zoomed-in image of Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) captured on Jan. 23, 2023. (Michael Borland) Celestial sleuths at th Comet E3 to make closest approach to Earth tonight
C/2022 E3 (ZTF) comet is visible with the naked eye from certain locations Green comet 2023 – live: How best to see ‘awesome’ E3 in sky as it passes Earth at closest point Skip to main content
The green comet will pass within 26 million miles of Earth on 1 February; however, it is already visible to people in the Northern Hemisphere with binoculars or telescopes under the right viewing ...
The comet and the meteors have very similar orbit, with the meteor's perihelion having a very small offset from the comet. If C/2023 P1 isn't the parent body then it is a comet closely related to it. [18] The position of comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) in the starry sky in September 2023:
The comet was photographed by cosmonaut Ivan Vagner onboard the International Space Station on 10 January. [11] The comet was also observed aboard the station by astronaut Donald Pettit on the following day. [12] [13] The comet entered the field of view of the LASCO C3 coronograph on SOHO on 11 January and was visible until 15 January. [14]
It's a bird, it's a plane — nope, it's a green comet! The fireball's official name is Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and it will be visible Jan. 12 with binoculars and perhaps even to the naked eye, NASA ...