A recently discovered comet - that is currently streaking past Earth for the first time in close to 7,000 years, is likely to evade Mumbaikars' vision due to the thick cloud cover playing spoilsport.

Comet Neowise - which will be visible for India starting Tuesday (July 14) - was discovered by NASA's nowise inferred telescope as recently as March 27, 2020, and is known to have an orbital period of 6,800 years, said Arvind Paranjpye, Director of Nehru Planetarium.