C/2023 F3 (ATLAS)

Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 2 February 2025 Perihelion distance (q): 5.2 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.0 Inclination (i): 146.0 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas The ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) team discovered a 19th magnitude object in images taken with the 0.5 m Schmidt at Rio Hurtado, Chile on 28 March 2023. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 15-Dec-25 17.6 0.3 22-Dec-25 18.4 0.2 27-Dec-25 17.9 0.2 21-Jan-26 17.7 0.2 26-Jan-26 17.7 0.2 07-Feb-26 17.6 0.3 17-Feb-26 17.6 0.3 21-Feb-26 17.8 0.2