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The green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is visible in the night skies Wednesday and Thursday
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It will be 26 million miles away from Earth during that time
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The comet was discovered in March 2022 and has been traveling through the solar system
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It has a green glow that makes it distinguishable
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The comet reached its perihelion, or closest approach to the sun, on January 12, 2023
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It became visible to stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere in early January and the other half of the planet a few weeks later
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The comet is now visible all night from northern latitudes, but will fade from easy observation in the next few weeks
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The last time the comet passed by Earth was 50,000 years ago
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The comet will be close to Mars roughly a week after its closest pass to Earth
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NASA and astronomers have been monitoring the comet's approach
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