Get to know ZTF's Green Comet, which will pass near Earth this early February

KOMPAS.com – At the beginning of February, comet rare will pass near Earth, and its appearance can be witnessed in Indonesia without the use of optical aids.

Comet this is green comet named C/2022 E3 (ZTF). Green comet The ZTF was first observed on July 10, 2021.

According to researcher from the Space Research Center of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Andi Prince, quoted from page BRIN Science EducationTuesday (31/1/2023), ZTF stands for Zwicky Transient Facility.

Is the name of an astronomical observation facility with a wide field of view, which uses a camera connected to the Samuel Oschin telescope at the Palomar Observatory, California, United States.

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Andi said that the ZTF comet only crosses once in its lifetime, due to its hyperbolic orbit.

The comet’s hyperbolic orbit has an eccentricity value greater than one, so it forms an open curve at both foci.

Get to know comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) closer, quoted from Spacethis green comet will be closest to Earth on February 1, or today, Wednesday.

So far, the green comet has not been that close to Earth for 50,000 years since the last ice age and before the extinction of Neanderthals.