Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS over New Zealand
C/2024 G3 ATLAS is a non-periodic comet. It reached perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on January 13, 2025, at a distance of 0.09 AU (13 million km) from the Sun. It is potentially the brightest comet of 2025, with an apparent magnitude reaching −3.8 on the day of its perihelion.
Comet C/2024 G3 was found by the automated Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on April 5, 2024, in images obtained with a 0.5-m reflector telescope located in Río Hurtado, Chile. ATLAS is funded by NASA's Planetary Defense Office. ATLAS was developed and is operated by the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy.
Image Details: Meade ACF 400mm Hyperstar, Risingcam IMX571C. Single 15 second exposure.
Image Credit: Jonathan Davey
Capture Location: Ararimu, south of Auckland, New Zealand
Capture Date: Jan. 24, 2025
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