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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas)
October 9 , 2024
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- Bengaluru witnessed the Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) passing above the city at a close range.
- The Comet C/2023 A3 was first discovered by China’s Purple Mountain Observatory.
- C/2023 A3 is a non-periodic comet.
- This means there is no set timeline on when the comet will appear.
- The comet is revisiting our solar system almost after 80,000 years.
- It will travel at some 129.6 million kilometres away from Earth.
- It is said to be a part of the Sextans constellation.
- The Halley comet is the periodic comet, which appears once every 75 years.
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