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2026-09-16 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-15)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.32 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 222 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,750,363,236.24 km (+2,673,794.86 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.70 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 18.58 s (+8.92 s) -
2026-09-15 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-14)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 223 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,747,689,441.38 km (+2,693,022.82 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.68 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 9.66 s (+8.98 s) -
2026-09-15 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-14)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 223 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,747,689,441.38 km (+2,693,022.82 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.68 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 9.66 s (+8.98 s) -
2026-09-15 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-14)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 223 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,747,689,441.38 km (+2,693,022.82 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.68 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 9.66 s (+8.98 s) -
2026-09-15 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-14)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 223 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,747,689,441.38 km (+2,693,022.82 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.68 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 9.66 s (+8.98 s) -
2026-09-15 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-14)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 223 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,747,689,441.38 km (+2,693,022.82 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.68 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 9.66 s (+8.98 s) -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/688315/ Study: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in Cold, Nitrogen-Rich Environment #3IATLAS #CarbonDioxide #CarbonMonoxide #comet #Éire #IE #InterstellarComet #InterstellarObject #Ion #Ireland #Methylidyne #MilkyWay #nitrogen #Science #SolarSystem #star #temperature #Water
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2026-09-14 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-13)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 224 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,744,996,418.55 km (+2,712,959.07 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.66 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 0.68 s (+9.05 s) -
2026-09-14 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-13)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 224 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,744,996,418.55 km (+2,712,959.07 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.66 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 0.68 s (+9.05 s) -
2026-09-14 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-13)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 224 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,744,996,418.55 km (+2,712,959.07 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.66 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 0.68 s (+9.05 s) -
2026-09-14 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-13)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 224 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,744,996,418.55 km (+2,712,959.07 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.66 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 0.68 s (+9.05 s) -
2026-09-14 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-13)
INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS
- Barycentric speed: 59.33 km/s (-0.00 km/s)
- Crossing Uranus's orbit in: 224 days🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 1,744,996,418.55 km (+2,712,959.07 km)
- Distance (AU): 11.66 (+0.02)
- Light travel time: 1 h 37 min 0.68 s (+9.05 s) -
The first image of #3IAtlas from ESA's JUICE mission is in!
I reprocessed the image to remove hot pixels (left) and the stars (right) to make the tail easier to see.
EDIT: The starless image was updated with a cleaner version.
See here for the official ESA release: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/12/Comet_3I_ATLAS_shows_activity_in_Juice_navigation_camera_teaser
Credit: ESA/Juice/NavCam
Processing: Simeon Schmauß