Joel Kontinen
How long does a comet fly in the sky?
“A new paper
suggests that comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, may completely
break apart before it reaches its closest approach to Earth in October. If
the comet does survive long enough to reach us, it should be bright enough to
spot with the naked eye.”
When would shor trange comets will break up in our live time? As it happened when a comet hit Jupiter.
“Astronomers at
the Purple Mountain Observatory in China first spotted comet C/2023
A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, on Jan. 9, 2023, and it was confirmed on
Feb. 22 the same year, when NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert
System (ATLAS) spotted it barreling toward the sun. The comet's trajectory
hints that this could be its first-ever close approach to the sun and
that it may eventually be ejected from the solar system.”
Scientist say that
it would be closest pass to Earth on October. 13, but it may be destroyed by that
time.
Source:
Harry Baker, 2024, Comet predicted to light up Earth's skies this fall may be falling apart (msn.com) 18 July
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