C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)

Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 20 February 2026 Perihelion distance (q): 6.4 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 120.5 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas The ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) team discovered a 19th magnitude comet in images taken with the 0.5 m Schmidt at Rio Hurtado, Chile on 10 April 2024. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 25-Feb-26 17.9 0.2