C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)

Summary

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is a hyperbolic comet^[1]. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (hyperbolic_comet category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory, Xuyi Station^[3].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is credited with the discovery of Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System^[4].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s image is recorded as C2023A3 2024-06-10.jpg^[5].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s image is recorded as Comet C2023 A3 photographed from the International Space Station (ISS071E700487) (cropped).jpg^[6].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s image is recorded as C2023A3 20241013 Preview.png^[7].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s instance of is recorded as hyperbolic comet^[8].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s Commons category is recorded as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)^[9].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s type of orbit is recorded as retrograde orbit^[11].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2023-01-09T00:00:00Z^[12].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2023-02-22T00:00:00Z^[13].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1003913^[14].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.000170339419539'}^[15].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.1'}^[16].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+139.118529839016'}^[17].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.55721268394089'}^[18].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '-2297.208076325616'}^[19].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.3913050902814313'}^[20].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+308.4877570046382'}^[21].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-0.00442830086076091'}^[22].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11kby3d39s^[23].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s NE.se ID is recorded as tsuchinshan-atlas-komet^[24].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s Google News topics ID is recorded as CAAqKAgKIiJDQkFTRXdvTkwyY3ZNVEZyWW5relpETTVjeElDWlc0b0FBUAE^[25].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as C/2023 A3^[26].
• C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)'s epoch is recorded as May 22, 2023^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Purple Mountain Observatory, Xuyi Station^[3] and Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System^[4], an astronomical survey^[28].

Why It Matters

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (hyperbolic_comet category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2] C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]