The comet was within 5 AU (750 million km) of Earth by 11 January 2022.[12] Around 6 July 2022, the comet will cross the celestial equator, and then on 14 July 2022, it will pass 1.8 AU (270 million km) from Earth[13] and shine around 9.0 magnitude making it a decent binoculars object.[14][7] It will reach perihelion on 19 December 2022, close to the orbit of Mars, and should not be visible to naked eye at 8.0 magnitude.[4][7][lower-alpha 1]