It was seen for the first time 80,000 years ago. A rare comet is on its way to Earth
The comet will reach its closest point to Earth in 2024 - archive
After the "green comet" that appeared in the sky last month, media reports revealed new details about a very rare comet that is approaching Earth and will be visible to the naked eye.
The British newspaper "Daily Mail" said that the comet, officially known as "C / 2023 A3", was documented on February 22 by four telescopes in South Africa , Chile and Hawaii.
She added that this comet was first seen 80,000 years ago, that is, since ancient humans left Africa.
She indicated that "C/2023 A3" is moving at a speed of 290,000 kilometers per hour between Saturn and Jupiter, and will approach the sun in September 2024.
About a month later, the rare comet will reach its closest point to Earth , on October 13th.
And the “Daily Mail” stated that scientists do not know much about this comet, but the data indicates that it is a “very large body” and it will be visible to the naked eye in the sky when it approaches the Earth.
In this regard, Cuixing Zhang of the University of Pennsylvania said , "The conditions are very favorable for this comet," highlighting that it will be about 100 times brighter than the green comet , which stunned the world in February.
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