The Earthlings have the chance of witnessing a greenish, dirty ball of snow roaming through the space. The Comet C\/2021 A1 is named \u201cLeonard\u201d by the name of its observer Gregory Leonard of the Mount Lemmon infrared observatory. Leonard is on its show for the viewers of the Northern hemisphere and would be available for the spectators of the south in later December and January. It made its closest approach to the Earth on 12^{th<\/sup> December and will be approaching its perihelion on the 3rd<\/sup> of January 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n}

Although Leonard was able to be sighted using a small binocular in the dawn in early December, now (After 12^{th<\/sup> December) it is only visible after the sunset on the Southwestern horizon near the bright planet Venus. Although Leonard is a comet that could reach the 4th<\/sup> magnitude on an apparent magnitude scale which should be visible to the naked eye, it might be hard to observe it alone as comets are diffuse bodies that would not shine like stars. So, the best way to observe Leonard is with a pair of Binoculars or a small telescope. Sometimes you might be lucky enough to see it with your own eyes depending on the sky conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n}

The Leonard is comparatively a faster comet so that its apparent location in the sky is expected to be changed faster than a typical comet. The orbital period of this comet had been calculated as around 80,000 years. However, Leonard is believed to be ejected out from the solar system after mid-2022 keeping its way on a hyperbolic path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 -Thurunu Chalitha-<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n