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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is a non-periodic comet, which reached perihelion on 13 January 2025, at a distance of 0.09 AU (13 million km) from the Sun. It is potentially the brightest comet of 2025, [6] with an apparent magnitude reaching −3.8 on the day of its perihelion. [5] The comet is visible in the southern hemisphere before and after perihelion.
C/2024 L5 (ATLAS) is a comet that was discovered on 14 June 2024 as A117uUD by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), South Africa, Sutherland.It will reach perihelion on 10 March 2025 at 3.432 AU (513.4 million km) from the Sun. [4] [5]
Science enthusiasts are hoping to get a glimpse of a comet that’s supposed to be the brightest of 2025, ... the comet has passed perihelion, or an orbit’s closest point to the sun. Because it ...
Earth at perihelion: 4 January, 17:24: Moon occults Saturn: 5 January, 15:17: Moon occults Neptune: ... This page was last edited on 3 January 2025, at 00:06 (UTC).
However, based on its history, there's a solid chance it could become the "brightest comet" of 2025. ... Simulations show its location at dusk in the days after perihelion, reports the organization.
Experts say 2025 will be a particularly good year for the annual meteor shower as it will occur on a moonless night, allowing stargazers to see as many as 120 shooting stars per hour.
Comet Swift–Tuttle (source of the Perseids) comes to perihelion. [44] 2126 July 29 At 16:08 UTC, Mercury will occult Mars. [31] [42] [45] 2130 March 10 At 07:32 UTC, Sun passes through the Solar System barycenter. [46] 2133 December 3 At 14:10 UTC, Mercury will occult Venus. [31] [42] 2134 March 27 Halley's Comet will be at perihelion during ...
The apsides refer to the farthest (2) and nearest (3) points reached by an orbiting planetary body (2 and 3) with respect to a primary, or host, body (1). An apsis (from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís) 'arch, vault'; pl. apsides / ˈ æ p s ɪ ˌ d iː z / AP-sih-deez) [1] [2] is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body.