C/2023 E1 ATLAS
Closest to Sun on 2023 July 1 at 1.02AU.
Closest to Earth on 2023 Aug 17 at 0.37AU.
Maximum magnitude 8 in July 2023
Orbital period: 85 years (Halley type)
C/2023 E1 Atlas reached maximum magnitude of 8.5 during late July but was
limited to northern hemisphere observers.
Southerners will pick up the comet from mid August, as it moves rapidly
southwards during its Earth approach.
On August 13, you will find the magnitude 9.0 comet situated in Cygnus in the
northern sky at midnight, near Messier 39.
On August 22, the comet is 1 degree east of Mu1 Cygnii. transiting north at
local midnight
Moonlight interferes from August 25 until September 5, when the now magnitude
10.0 comet situates in Aquarius, near Alpha Aqr.
On September 17, the now magnitude 11 comet will be 1 degree west of Saturn.
Night mode finder chart