C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)

Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 25 November 2026 Perihelion distance (q): 3.9 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 75.6 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas The ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) team discovered an 18th magnitude comet in images taken with the 0.5 m Schmidt at Rio Hurtado, Chile on 6 April 2024. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 25-Apr-25 17.2 0.4 03-May-25 16.7 0.4 25-May-25 16.4 0.4 01-Jun-25 16.3 0.4 18-Jun-25 16.5 0.4 21-Jul-25 16.0 0.2 31-Jul-25 16.2 0.2 19-Aug-25 16.1 0.3