A recently discovered comet will soon make an appearance in the night sky for the first time in 50,000 years. Named C/2022 E3 (ZTF), the comet has an orbit around the sun that passes through the outer reaches of the solar system. That is why it’s taken such a long time to swing by Earth again. The icy celestial object will make its closest pass of Earth between February 1 and February 2, around 26 million miles away. As the comet nears Earth, observers will be able to spot it near the North Star, and it should be visible earlier in the evening. The comet should be visible in the Northern Hemisphere through binoculars during most of January. For those in the Southern Hemisphere, it should be visible in early February.