AMMAN — A rare green comet is due to
make its closest approach to Earth on February 1, according to the
Jordanian Astronomical Society (JAS).
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In a statement on Monday, carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, JAS
President Ammar Sakaji said that the
comet will come within 42 million
kilometers of Earth on Wednesday, before speeding away again.
At a speed of around 57.4 kilometers per second, the comet will be very easy to
spot with binoculars and telescopes. However, it might be invisible to the
naked eye due to light pollution.
"Some scientific journals confirmed that the
green comet will return to
approach Earth after 50 thousand years, while accurate calculations at NASA’s
Jet Propulsion Laboratory indicate that the orbit of this comet will be open,
making it unlikely to return for millions of years," he added.
The astrologist indicated that
the comet, found north of the planetarium in the
Camelopardalis constellation, will be monitored an hour after sunset until 5:30am.
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