C/2022 E3 is the GOAT when it comes to comets in 2023, but at the weekend it encounters the Goat Star, Capella.
, the Charioteer, on Wednesday just as it was making its close approach to Earth, or perigee. The comet has a period of 50,000 years meaning that the last time it came so close to Earth our planet was in the midst of a glacial period, or"ice age" and earlyTo find the comet from New York City, look to the north in the evening hours after sunset and locate Auriga. Capella will be the brightest star in the constellation.
The comet might be visible to the unaided eye in some dark sky locations, although any details will be difficult to make out. Through binoculars, skywatchers should be able to make out the faint greenish glow of the comet's coma. Through a telescope, even more details should be discernible, depending on one's equipment and skill.
An illustration of the night sky on Feb. 5 around 8:00 p.m. EST, facing north from New York City, showing comet C/2022 E3 close to the star Capella in the Auriga constellation. Note the position of the moon.
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