3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object ever detected, following 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov. Discovered on July 1 by a telescope in Chile operated by the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Alert System, 3I/ATLAS is confirmed by archived data and various global telescopes. Estimated to be about 20 kilometers in size and currently located 670 million kilometers from the sun, it approaches at 61 km per second. Its orbit shows that it will not be captured by the sun's gravity, allowing it to travel into interstellar space indefinitely.
3I/ATLAS is only the third detected interstellar object, discovered on July 1 by ATLAS and later confirmed through various telescopes, including the Zwicky Sky Facility.
3I/ATLAS, approximately 20 kilometers in size, is currently 670 million kilometers from the sun and approaching it at a speed of 61 km per second.
3I/ATLAS will travel through the solar system without being gravitationally bound to the sun, entering interstellar space indefinitely.
The Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Alert System (ATLAS) was developed to detect potentially hazardous asteroids, utilizing multiple telescopes to monitor celestial movements.
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