JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Story Behind a Once-in-a-Lifetime Green Comet That's About to Fly Past Earth.

  • Published In: Time.com, 2023. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kluger, Jeffrey 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which is making a close approach to Earth after 50,000 years. Discovered by Bryce Bolin and Frank Masci using the Zwicky Transit Facility at Palomar Observatory, the comet is expected to be visible to the naked eye as a bright green smudge in the northern hemisphere's skies on February 1 and 2, 2023. C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is notable for its unique trajectory from the Oort cloud and its striking brightness, attributed to diatomic carbon, as well as its dual tails—one made of dust and ice and the other an ion tail. The comet's long orbital period categorizes it as a long-period comet, and it will not return for another 50,000 years. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Time.com. 2023/01, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:2476-2679
  • Accession Number:163623525
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