What time will newfound comet be closest to the sun next week?

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Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF, just discovered in March 2022, will be making its closest approaches to both Earth and the sun in the coming weeks.

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I observed this comet 2x now. This morning I used 10x50 binoculars.

Observed 0530-0600 EST/1030-1100 UT. 07-Jan-2023 1052 UT/0552 EST. Full Moon 06-Jan-2023 at 2308 UT. I could see ZTF (C/2022 E3) using 10x50 binoculars. Kappa Crb and Zeta2 Coronae Borealis stars made finding the location easy this morning. Faint, small fuzzy and coma. The Moon was very bright lower elevation in Gemini. Starry Night Pro Plus 8 shows the comet at mv +7.64. Stellarium 1.2 indicates mv + 7.64, theskylive.com shows mv +7.5 for the comet this morning. It is slowly increasing in apparent magnitude since my first observation early morning of 24-Dec-2022 using my 90-mm refractor telescope. Then the comet about 8.59 magnitude. Stellarium 1.2 shows the comet ~ 67 arcminute from Kappa Crb in Corona Borealis. Skies mostly clear, temperature 3C, winds 270/3 knots. Clouds have been a problem for viewing at my location but this morning, mostly clear.