Comet Leonard to make its closest approach to Earth tonight

Leonard is a typical comet going around the Sun at a speed of about 47 kilometres per second.

Comet Leonard will make its closest approach to Earth tonight, at a distance of about 35 million kilometres from our planet.

Currently, astronomers have observed over 3700 comets in our Solar System and Leonard is a typical comet going around the Sun at a speed of about 47 kilometres per second.