<p>Recent articles seem to suggest it may be disintegrating but I am confused as to the confidence of this prediction and as to how bright the comet will be at its peak before dimming and disintegrating.</p>
<p><a href="https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/%7Ejds/coms23.htm#23A3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/coms23.htm#23A3</a> seems to suggest it is recovering.</p>

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https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=C%2F2023%20A3&view=OPC https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/api/horizons.api?format=text&MAKE_EPHEM=NO&COMMAND=90004768
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Looks like it made it https://www.space.com/comet-tsuchinshan-atlas
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What is going on with C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS!
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# What is going on with C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS!

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-08-02)

Recent articles seem to suggest it may be disintegrating but I am confused as to the confidence of this prediction and as to how bright the comet will be at its peak before dimming and disintegrating.

[https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/coms23.htm#23A3](https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/%7Ejds/coms23.htm#23A3) seems to suggest it is recovering.

**Tags:** observational-astronomy, the-sun, solar-system, comets

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=C%2F2023%20A3&view=OPC https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/api/horizons.api?format=text&MAKE_EPHEM=NO&COMMAND=90004768  
> **username_2**: Looks like it made it https://www.space.com/comet-tsuchinshan-atlas  

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