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3I - C/2025 N1 (ATLAS)

Capture date
2026-02-21
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0003I        KB2026 02 21.98755807 09 00.590+19 51 10.69         18.4 GW#0LMpJ01
Distance to the Sun
4.347633 AU (650,396,642 km)
Distance to the Earth
3.610664 AU (540,147,675 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 18.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
3I - C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) - 2026-02-21

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Source filename
3i-20260221-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
2221 × 1427

About this object

Designation
3I
Orbit class
Hyperbolic Comet

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2461090.5 JD TDB · q = 1.36 au · e = 6.14 · i = 175 deg · Ω = 322 deg · ω = 128 deg · T = 2460977.995 JD TDB