The comet was discovered on 3 January 2013 by professional astronomer Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia and received the official designation C/2013 A1.
The comet was discovered on 3 January 2013 by professional astronomer Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory. The comet received the official designation C/2013 A1. The Siding Spring Observatory was Australia.