Tsuchinshan–ATLAS

Tsuchinshan–ATLAS — comet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Tsuchinshan–ATLAS in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The great comet of October 2024, which blazed low in the evening twilight with a striking anti-tail. After rounding the Sun it is on an open, hyperbolic path out of the solar system.

Discovered

Jan 2023 — Purple Mountain Observatory; Feb 2023 — ATLAS

Perihelion

27 Sep 2024, 0.39 AU

Closest to Earth

12 Oct 2024

Orbit

Now an open hyperbola (e = 1.0001) — it is not expected to return

Nucleus

Size uncertain — drawn at an illustrative 4 km

Explore Tsuchinshan–ATLAS in 3D

Cosmoscope places Tsuchinshan–ATLAS in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.