C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
- Capture date
- 2026-10-11
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK24J030 KB2026 09 12.90950218 30 27.434+42 56 27.60 17.6 GVES186J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 3.885461 AU (581,256,730 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 3.800188 AU (568,500,103 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2024j3-20261011-j01.png
- Image dimensions
- 732 × 697
About this object
- Designation
- C/2024 J3
- Orbit class
- Hyperbolic Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2461094.5 JD TDB · q = 3.87 au · e = 1 · i = 75.6 deg · Ω = 286 deg · ω = 74.1 deg · T = 2461369.900 JD TDB