The second month of 2023 will be marked by the age of comet C/2022 E3 close to our planet, but there is nothing to worry about, as it poses no danger. Its closest age to the Sun happens now, on January 14, 2023, but only in early February will it be visible to those in the Southern Hemisphere. 6b163p
Discovered in 2022, the asteroid is considered rare and has a green color. See how to program yourself so you don't miss any details.
History of Comet C/2022 E3 3h4f1m
The astrologers of the program Zwicky Transient Facility (ZFT) discovered the asteroid in March 2022, even as it ed through the orbit of Jupiter. the telescope Samuel-Oschin, located at the Palomar Observatory in California, was used to discover the first information: comet C/2022 E3 is about 1 kilometer in diameter and green in color.
The asteroid will be closest to the Sun on January 14 of the new year. The last time this comet ed close to our planet, based on the orbit it made around another asteroid, was 50 years ago.
It is also known that the C/2022 E3 came from oort cloud, the large concentration of comets that the NASA believed to exist on the edge of the solar system, located at a distance of 100.000 AU (AU means astronomical unit and corresponds to 149.598.000 km or the average distance between the Earth and the Sun). THE Oort Cloud is also a quarter of the distance from next Centauri, the closest star to the Sun.
It is difficult to know what the brightness of the comet that will close to the planet where we live would be, since this depends exclusively on the amount of volatile material it carries and mainly how much is sublimated as it gets closer to the planet. Floorsaws.
In any case, it will only be at the beginning of February 2023 that Brazilians will be able to watch it with the naked eye, but the The Virtual Telescope Project prepared a live broadcast of the Apside (moment when the celestial body is closest to the peak, either farther or closer, of the celestial body it orbits) of comet C/2022 E3. The live stream is set to take place at 1am PDT on January 14, 2023. Just access the live stream below:
How to watch the asteroid in Brazil? 5w4g4y
From the 4th of February and as the days go by, the comet will be visible high in the sky and for much longer. This photo created by the software Stellarium shows a possible position of the asteroid on February 10 of this year, around 19:21 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm (Brasília time):
Experts mention that no visual protection will be needed, but it is important to be in a place without visual pollution, without the moon and also without clouds. Another way to watch the age is through the live transmission of the The Virtual Telescope Project, which will also be ready so that you can see the green comet from the comfort of your home. Just access the broadcast page at 1 am on February 2. Don't miss the opportunity!
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I saw comet Haley on 86.
And now I'm 49 and I would love to see this comet with my kids
Thank you for this opportunity that you offer
Fix it: not astrologer, astronomers.
Yesterday 19/01/2023 me, my son and 4 friends were preset to sight in the sky of Rondonopolis MT, BRAZIL the beautiful C2022, in 1986 I dreamed of seeing a comet, and yesterday I realized my dream there is nothing that compares to beauty of the verfde tail comet, a pity that we were not prepared to film this beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful phenomenon
Can the comet be seen in the sky of Rio and Janeiro?
The link for the broadcast page to be accessed on 2nd Feb is not working. Can you pls reshare?