Just as there are those who love cooking, cars or even travel, there are those people who love everything related to astronomy. For those who don't know, this subject of science studies the sidereal universe and celestial bodies, to then place them in space and time. See all about the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) that is predicted to approach our planet.
See below for important information about the close approach of a comet.
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is expected to approach Earth and can be seen with the naked eye due to its extremely bright shape. This news excited, and a lot, astronomy lovers.
For those who don't know, this comet already appeared on Earth about 50,000 years ago. At that time, the world, according to studies, was inhabited by Neanderthals. In this way, it will be the first time that it can be seen with the naked eye by man.
We call perihelion the moment when the comet reaches the shortest distance relative to the Sun. This phenomenon will happen on the day
January 12, 2023, that is, next week. The perigee, which is when the comet is close to Earth, will occur between days February 1st and 2nd, 2023.Even if it is possible to see it with the naked eye, comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be about 42 million kilometers away from our planet.
The comet was first seen, according to NASA, in March 2022 as it passed through Jupiter's orbit. However, the long-period comet is believed to be coming from the Oort Cloud, the most distant region of Earth's solar system.
Studies also say that the comet takes around 50,000 years to complete its path, that is, the last time was in the last Ice Age. Therefore, at that time, there were still the last Neanderthals, who became extinct around 10 thousand years after this phenomenon.