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I'm confused what に is doing in this sentence.

> 千二百年に一度という彗星の来訪が、いよいよひと月後 **に** 迫っています。

I wonder if this に specifies when 迫る will happen. If that's case, then why 迫る
is in ている form not plain form?

Perhaps, に goes with verb 迫る, where XXXに迫る means "approach XXX." But I'm not
sure how it works if XXX represents time.

What is the possible English translation for「ひと月後に迫っている」?
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What に means in に迫っている?
The phrase ひと月後に is a modifier of 迫っています, indicating when the event will draw
near. With the modifier removed, the sentence is:

> 千二百年に一度という彗星の来訪が迫っています。

indicating that it is the arrival of the comet that is drawing near (迫っています).

Putting all this together, one translation might be:

> 千二百年に一度という彗星の来訪が、いよいよひと月後に迫っています。
>
> Only one more month to go until the imminent arrival of this comet — an
> event that occurs once every 1,200 years.
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