Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) traveling towards Ursa Minor (The Little Dipper) on January 29th., Brian Sweeney
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) traveling towards Ursa Minor (The Little Dipper) on January 29th.

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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) traveling towards Ursa Minor (The Little Dipper) on January 29th., Brian Sweeney
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) traveling towards Ursa Minor (The Little Dipper) on January 29th.

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This is Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), also known as the green comet that is currently streaking across our night sky. It was last visible from Earth approximately 50,000 years ago, during the stone age. It is traveling around 128,000 miles per hour, and its closest approach to earth was 26,000,000 miles.

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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) traveling towards Ursa Minor (The Little Dipper) on January 29th., Brian Sweeney

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