3I/ATLAS is the third known interstellar object to enter our solar system. It is a comet located approximately 670 million kilometers from the sun and poses no danger to Earth. The closest approach will be about 240 million kilometers away in October, more than 1.5 times the distance from the sun. This comet is expected to exhibit standard cometary activity as it travels at approximately 60 kilometers per second, or 134,000 miles per hour. Astronomers are tracking its trajectory and future predictions while confirming it as an interstellar comet.
3I/ATLAS is a comet approximately 670 million kilometers from the sun, set to safely fly by Earth at a distance over 240 million kilometers in October.
It is believed to be about 20 kilometers wide, traveling at about 60 kilometers per second, equivalent to 134,000 miles per hour.
Scattered tracking indicates an onset of cometary activity for 3I/ATLAS, revealing standard properties as observed by astronomers.
Astronomers began monitoring the unusual trajectory of 3I/ATLAS immediately after it was spotted, confirming it as an interstellar object.
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