During the Stone Age, faraway Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) began falling toward the inner solar system. The billions of years old comet finally reached Earth, only 0.28 AU away.
The orbital period of the comet is 50,000 years according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, meaning It hasn’t been so close to Earth for 50,000 years since the last ice age and prior to the extinction of the Neanderthals.
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Meteor shower calendar 2023
Check the table below and find dates for all the major meteor showers visible in the UK. Each entry includes the meteor shower name, the date of ‘maximum’ – when activity peaks – and the normal limits of when each meteor shower is visible.
The rate per hour gives some idea of how many meteors you can expect to see under optimum conditions, while the description gives some more detail about each meteor shower.
