The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) has reached its maximal brightness in October 2024, putting it in the public eye.
C/2023 A3 went through the perihelion, i.e. it came closest to the Sun, on September 27. The closest approach to Earth is expected on October 12, when the comet's distance from the Earth will be 71 million kilometers (0.47 astronomical units). On this day, and in the following days, the comet will be visible from Serbia above the western horizon around sunset.
The position of C/2023 A3 relative to the Earth can be monitored from this page: https://theskylive.com/c2023a3-info.
The photograph of C/2023 A3 shown above was taken from Astronomical station Vidojevica on June 7, 2024, by Igor Smolić and Marko Grozdanović, using the "Milutin Milanković" telescope.
