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.Dubbed the Great Comet of 2025, it is …

3 days ago · The orbit of Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) is an extremely elongated ellipse, according to the latest computations by Japanese astronomer Syuichi Nakano, who used 285 positional …

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.

Explanation: Comet ATLAS is really bright now, but also really close to the Sun. Outside the glow of the Sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) would be one of the more remarkable comet sights of …

Dec 18, 2024 · What is Comet C/2024 G3? Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is a bright comet that is about to fly past the Sun. Right now, it is possible to see the comet just before sunrise from …

Jan 21, 2025 · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is now visible in the evening sky for observers in the Southern Hemisphere and in parts of the Northern Hemisphere (up to 23° N). Although it is …

Jan 20, 2025 · The nucleus of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) held together during a brutal perihelion but not for long. Lionel Majzik of Hungary was the first to report and record dramatic changes …

Jan 22, 2025 · Comet Atlas G3 came within 8.3 million miles (13.5 million kilometers) of the sun during perihelion. That’s just 0.09 astronomical units away. But it survived the flyby, and soon …

Jan 7, 2025 · Michael Mattiazzo took this photo of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) in the pre-dawn sky over Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, on January 3, 2025. ©Michael Mattiazzo. A Morning Comet, …

A visitor from the distant Oort Cloud, the comet reached its perihelion on January 13. On January 19, the bright comet was captured here from ESO Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert …