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    Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be closest to Earth on Feb. 1. Here's how to see it.

    You can calculate the speed and orbital trajectory of any object in the solar system just by observing its position at two different points over a given period of time (e.g. two consecutive nights). Then it's just a matter of doing the maths. Comet C/2022 E3 had been observed for around 9 months...