Comet ATLAS C/2024 G3 falls apart after rare encounter with the …
3 days ago · The comet discovered last year using the Asteroid Terrestial-Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, is relatively rare because of how close it got to the Sun in mid-January, passing about one-third the closest distance Mercury gets to the Sun. "That’s very close," said Dr. Qicheng Zhang, a post-doctoral astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, who studies Sun-grazer comets like Comet C/2024 ...
When to look for comet G3 ATLAS - Space.com
Jan 9, 2025 · Discover how to see Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS), one of the brightest comets in 20 years, as it makes its rare journey near the sun next week.
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) - Wikipedia
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is a non-periodic comet, which reached perihelion on 13 January 2025, at a distance of 0.09 AU (13 million km) from the Sun.It is potentially the brightest comet of 2025, [6] with an apparent magnitude reaching −3.8 on the day of its perihelion. [5] The comet is visible in the southern hemisphere before and after perihelion.It can only be observed in …
Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS' 'near-death encounter' with the sun …
5 days ago · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) made its closest approach to Earth on Jan. 14 and reached its minimum distance from the sun, known as perihelion, a day later. As a result, it shone as bright as Venus for ...
Headless Comet G3 Atlas in January 2025: How to See C/2024 G3
5 days ago · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is already a spectacular sight in January 2025 for many observers, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, and it continues to shine in the evening sky. Even though its nucleus has broken apart, you can still spot its bright, beautiful tail.
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS): Best Comet of 2025? - timeanddate.com
Jan 7, 2025 · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has started to become very faintly visible to the naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere. Based on recent reports, it is clear that the nucleus of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has disintegrated. The nucleus is the head of a comet, and is made of ice, gas, rock, and dust.
Is super-bright Comet ATLAS G3 disintegrating? - EarthSky
4 days ago · Bottom line: Comet ATLAS G3 might be the brightest comet of 2025. It’s wowed Southern Hemisphere viewers. But new reports say it might be starting to disintegrate.
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect
Dec 18, 2024 · Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is on its way! Discovered April 5th by the automated Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it was magnitude 19 and 4.4 astronomical units from Earth, it's now visible at 8th magnitude in Scorpius at dawn for observers at equatorial and southern latitudes.
Rare comet may be visible for only time in 160,000 years - BBC
Jan 13, 2025 · BBC News. Don Pettit/NASA. ... Nasa said the future brightness of a comet is "notoriously hard" to predict, but that Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) could remain bright enough to be seen by the naked eye.
Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet ATLAS …
Dec 30, 2024 · In the wake of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) in October, comet G3 is due to reach perihelion — its closest to the sun — on Jan. 13, 2025. That day, this icy visitor to the inner solar...
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