Green Comment approaches Earth for first time in 50,000 years: When will it be seen in Argentina?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) A comet approaches Earth for the first time in 50,000 years.

The dirty snow globe last visited us in Neanderthal times, according to the pot. It will arrive within 42 million kilometers (26 million miles) on Wednesday before retreating again, likely not to return for millions of years.

Discovered less than a year ago, the harmless the green comet is visible in the northern night sky in binoculars or small telescopes, and possibly in plain sight in the darkest corners of the northern hemisphere. It will get brighter as it gets closer and rises above the horizon through the end of January. The best times to see it will be just before dawn. For him February 10 will be close to Marsa good indication.

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While many comets have graced the sky over the past year, “this one appears to be a little bigger and therefore a little brighter and is getting a little closer to earth orbitsaid NASA comet and asteroid guru Paul Chodas.

What gives the comet its green color?

The green tint comes from the carbon in the gas cloud surrounding the core. The comet was discovered in March last year by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility, a wide-field camera at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory. Its official name is C/2022 E3 (ZTF).

It will pass on Wednesday between the eye sockets of the earth and mars at a relative speed of 207,000 km/h (128,500 mph). Its core is estimated to be 1,600 meters (one mile) in diameter, and its tails extend for millions of kilometers (miles).

It shouldn’t be as bright as the 2020 Neowise or Hale Bopp and the mid to late 1990s Hyakutake.

But “it will be bright by virtue of its close pass by Earth … allowing scientists to do more experiments and people to see a beautiful comet,” Karen Meech, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, said in an email.

When will we see Argentina?

Diego Bagú, astronomer of National University of La Plataspoke to sitioandino.com.ar and detailed: “The February 2nd It will be the day that passes closest to the earth. Between 5 and 7 February These are good days to be able to observe it from the southern hemisphere. In late January it will look better in the northern hemisphere”.

How to watch online?

Several Youtube channels, including NASA, will be broadcasting live. But if you want to see the trajectory of the comet live, you can follow it below: