The comet was discovered in 2023 by “by observers at China’s Tsuchinshan – or “Purple Mountain” – Observatory and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in ...

We first learned about this comet in early 2023, thanks to astronomers at China’s Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan means “purple mountain”) and South Africa’s Asteroid Terrestrial ...

Named after the Tsuchinshan, or "Purple Mountain," Observatory in China and the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa, the comet was first discovered last ...

Purple Mountain Observatory in China first spotted the comet and calculated that its orbit would cross the Earth’s hemisphere in September or October 2024. This photo provided by Nicolas Biver ...

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered in 2023 by groups including the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and is believed to have come from the "Oort cloud," an area of numerous small celestial ...

It is called Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS This is the best week to view it It won't return for 80,000 years Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is making its close approach to Earth, offering ...

It will initially appear low on the western horizon about an hour after sunset. It was initially discovered in 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and an ATLAS telescope in South Africa ...

According to Smithsonian Magazine, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was first spotted in early 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China. Soon after its discovery, the comet disappeared and was presumed lost.

The comet is called Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. It was discovered last year at the Tsuchinshan (Purple Mountain) Observatory in China and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...