NASA has discovered that a comet, which appears once in 50,000 years. It is named C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and will appear in the sky from January 12. This discovery was made on March 2, 2022 by astronomers using the observation camera at the Palomar Observatory, in the city of San Diego, California.
According to Earthsky, as the comet approaches Earth it will be positioned near the North Star.
According to NASA, the comet will be visible to observers through binoculars. In the Northern Hemisphere it will be visible during January, while in the Southern Hemisphere at the beginning of February.
Depending on how bright it gets in the coming weeks, C/2022 E3 (ZTF) may become visible to the naked eye in the last few nights of January.
Unlike stars, the comet is distinguished by its tails of dust and energetic particles, as well as the bright green coma that surrounds it. A coma is an envelope that forms around a comet as it passes close to the sun, causing its ice to sublimate or turn directly into gas. This causes the comet to appear blurry when viewed through telescopes.
