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After 50 thousand years flying kite C/2023 E3 (FTA) It passes through the nearest point to the Earth, which makes it easy to observe it in the sky.
In Peru, this phenomenon will be visible from the first days of February, so if you are in an area with little cloud and little light pollution, you will be able to see this green star looking up.
How to see Comet C/2023 E3 (ZTF) from Peru
The comet reached its closest approach to the Earth at a distance of 42 million kilometers on February 1, but on other days it can still be observed.
For example, this Thursday, the 2nd, we will be able to watch it from Lima starting at 7:30 am. It will also be visible from the coast of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna.
On February 5, in the early hours of the night and looking towards the northern horizon, the comet will be near the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, the famous “Capella”, which will be favorable for the location of the comet. C/2022 E3.
It is estimated that by then the comet will be visible with binoculars or, according to some forecasts, even with the naked eye.
You can see this move live on some of the livestreams on the internet:
Why is it called C/2022 E3?
He flying kite It is so called for the following reasons.
Letter WITH. means that flying kite it is not periodic (it will only pass through the solar system once, or it may take over 200 years to orbit the sun);
2022E3 means that the comet was discovered in early March 2022 (which corresponds to the letter E in the naming system kites approved by the International Astronomical Union) and became the third such object discovered during the same period.
ZTF are the abbreviations for the telescopes at the Zwicky transition site from where the discovery was made.
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