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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: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension18h 45.4m
Declination20° 18'
ConstellationHercules
Distance from Earth6.891 AU
Last observed magnitude17.9
Date of last reported observation2025-Oct-24
Altitude3.4°
Azimuth290° (WNW)
Angular separation from Sun113.9°
Ecliptic latitude39.8°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun7.358 AU
Perihelion0.392 AU
(2024-Sep-27)
Aphelion-
Period-
Eccentricity1.000155
Inclination to ecliptic139.1°
Speed relative to Sun15.539 km/s

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