A green comet discovered last March will make its closest approach to Earth this month.
The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was first discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at California's Zwicky Transient Facility.
It was already inside the orbiter of Jupiter.
Since then, it has brightened substantially and is sweeping across the northern constellation Corona Borealis in predawn skies, according to NASA.
The agency notes that it is still too dim to see without a telescope – though an image from December reveals its bright coma, short broad dust tail and faint ion tail.
The comet will be at perihelion, its closest to the sun, on Jan. 12 and at the closest to Earth on Feb. 01.
Source: www.foxnews.com
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