Astronomical Events

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will make its closest approach to the Sun on 12 January, at a distance of 1.11 AU. On the day of perihelion. It will be visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:19 (IST) and reaching an altitude of 53°. 

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will make its closest approach to the Earth on 1 February, at a distance of 0.28 AU. on the day of perigee. It will become visible around 19:02 (IST), 34° above your northern horizon. Also, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2023 apparition.

Comet 144P/Kushida will make its closest approach to the Earth on 12 December, at a distance of of 0.57 AU.It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:44, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:34, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon. 

Asteroid 4 Vesta will be well placed, lying in the constellation Orion, well above the horizon for much of the night.