C/2022 E3 ZTF Comet

C/2022 E3 ZTF — comet with 50000-year orbit, 1 km nucleus. First comet visible to naked eye since NEOWISE. Green color from diatomic carbon (C2). May be hyperbolic (ejected from…

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Data

Nucleus size1 km
Orbital period50000 years
Perihelion1.112 AU
Aphelion5500 AU
Eccentricity1.0003
Discovered2022
Next perihelion~52022 AD
CompositionH2O ice, CO2, Dust

Details

First comet visible to naked eye since NEOWISE. Green color from diatomic carbon (C2). May be hyperbolic (ejected from solar system).

Sources / 数据来源

JPL Small-Body Database / IAU Minor Planet Center

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