Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589.bsky.social)
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The Minor Planet Center has designated 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), or informally "Comet ATLAS", a new interstellar comet that is currently about 4.5 AU from the Sun and screaming through the solar system at 58 km/s (130000 mph)
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Original Title: The Minor Planet Center has designated 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), or informally “Comet ATLAS”, a new interstellar comet that is currently about 4.5 AU from the Sun and screaming through the solar system at 58 km/s (130000 mph)