Discovery and Preliminary Characterization of a Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS
Darryl Z. Seligman et al 2025 ApJL 989 L36 Early observations of interstellar interloper 3I/ATLAS revealed a compact coma, minimal light-curve variation, and a similar visible-light/near-infrared…
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