Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (C/2022 E3(ZTF)), sjanarth
C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (C/2022 E3(ZTF))
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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (C/2022 E3(ZTF))

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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (C/2022 E3(ZTF)), sjanarth
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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (C/2022 E3(ZTF))

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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a long periodcomet from the Oort cloud that was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 2 March 2022. The comet has a bright green glow around its nucleus which is due to the effect of sunlight on its molecules, especially diatomic carbon and cyanogen. The comet nucleus was estimated to be about a kilometre in size, rotating every 8.7 hours. Its tails of dust and gas extended for millions of kilometres and, during January 2023, a third anti-tail was visible.

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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (C/2022 E3(ZTF)), sjanarth