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3I/ATLAS
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Translingual
en
Alternative forms
en 3I/Atlas Atlas ATLAS 3I
Etymology
mul 3 I mul en ATLAS. From being the third (3rd) discovered interstellar object (I) within the Solar System, whose orbit would not keep it within the Solar System. Named after the NASA project en ATLAS, which discovered it.
Proper noun
mul proper noun 3I/ATLAS
mul astronomy geography mul A <<comet>>, an <<interstellar object>> found within the <<star system/Solar System>> on a hyperbolic orbit.
Synonyms
mul A11pl3Z C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) C/2025 N1 (Atlas) C/2025 N1
Coordinate terms
mul 1I/ʻOumuamua 2I/Borisov