Overview

• 3I/ATLAS remains at least 1.6 AU from Earth, ensuring that it poses no collision threat.
• The comet is now beyond Jupiter’s orbit at roughly 4.5 AU and is moving at about 208,800 kilometers per hour.
• Its hyperbolic trajectory and high velocity confirm its origin from another star system.
• Archival observations from the ATLAS network and the Zwicky Transient Facility extend its detection back to June 14, offering an expanded observation window.
• If it follows typical cometary behavior, 3I/ATLAS could brighten to magnitude +11 at perihelion on October 30, making it visible to amateur telescopes.