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Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 5°, Max. star mag.: 10)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension10h 39.0m
Declination-4° 30'
ConstellationSextans
Distance from Earth1.563 AU
Last observed magnitude8.2
Date of last reported observation2024-Aug-12
Altitude-56.0°
Azimuth13° (NNE)
Angular separation from Sun12.7°
Ecliptic latitude-31.8°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun0.621 AU
Perihelion0.391 AU
(2024-Sep-27)
Aphelion-
Period-
Eccentricity1.000091
Inclination to ecliptic139.1°
Speed relative to Sun53.470 km/s

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