The ancient comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, will pass within about 70 million km of Earth tomorrow, October 12, according to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA. According to the agency, the comet will make its first flyby. documented flyby of the Earth. After that, it won't be visible for the next 80,000 years, although another planet's gravity may change its course.
According to NASA representative Bill Cook, to see the comet, you need to wait for complete darkness and find the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius in the southwest. A comet is expected to be visible between them.
The comet was discovered by observers at the Chuqingshan Observatory in China in 2023. In September and early October of this year, it was visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
