The James Webb Space Telescope will be tracking it, hoping to gain clues about the formation of the Solar System.
, from New York City C/2022 E3 is circumpolar, meaning it is permanently above the horizon, and should therefore be visible for most of the night. It will be visible in the Camelopardalis constellation while at perigee, a large but faint area of sky devoid of bright stars and located close to the north celestial pole.
The comet will remain visible through early February, and will finally become visible to observers in the southern horizon this month. C/2022 E3 may be visible to the naked eye but should be easier to spot with binoculars or a telescope. The easiest times to spot it may be on Sunday when the comet is next to the bright star Capella in the Auriga constellation, or between Feb. 9 and Feb. 13 when it will shine near Mars in the Taurus constellation.
Sunlight breaks down the diatomic carbon molecules into single carbon atoms before they can move into the comet’s tail. This is why the green color is limited to the region surrounding the icy nucleus of the comet. The object’s vast dust tail, in contrast, appears to be white.
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