The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) became quite the celestial celebrity in early 2023 as its close approaches to the sun and then Earth made its bright green glow visible from our planet, but this might be its last visit.
According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) the comet is on a 50,000-year orbit of the sun, or at least it was. The close approach of C/2022 E3 (ZTF) to the inner solar system might have altered its orbit enough to ensure it is now on a one-way trip out of the solar system.
Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) may be heading out of the solar system for good
The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) became quite the celestial celebrity in early 2023 as its close approaches to the sun and then Earth made its bright green glow visible from our planet, but this might be its last visit.
As a result of this nudge, the outward leg of this journey, which C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is currently undergoing, might not just see it racing out of the inner solar system, it might carry it out of our planetary system altogether.
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The last time Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was visible in our skies Neanderthals still roamed the Earth, 50,000 years ago , so if you don't want to have to wait another 50 millennia, the time to see it is now. Well, maybe. But more on that later.
The comet is now just under the average limit for visibility with the naked eye , but a good pair of binoculars should allow you to see it with no problem. Luckily, over the next few nights, you'll have a pretty big, red signpost to find it as it will be next to Mars in the sky.
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Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) may be heading out of the solar system for good https://t.co/N5bYdTtr5e https://t.co/RCGeUOpiT9 SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Mon Feb 13 12:04:31 +0000 2023
The green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is passing by the Earth for the first time since Neanderthals and mammoths walked o… https://t.co/8OEAQ519Xy ISAS_JAXA_EN Mon Feb 13 06:00:01 +0000 2023
Final photo last night of fast departing "Goblin Green" comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) next to orange-colored star Iota Auri… https://t.co/u95AB8vcoH ChasinSpin Fri Feb 10 01:40:29 +0000 2023
If you get clear skies on Saturday (11th Feb) around 9pm AEDT, and before the Moon rises, get to a dark spot and se… https://t.co/icJKWp5AtJ CanberraDSN (from Canberra, Australia) Thu Feb 09 04:35:41 +0000 2023
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