Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Interstellar Interloper 3I/ATLAS

Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Interstellar Interloper 3I/ATLAS

We present high-angular-resolution observations of the third known interstellar interloper, 3I/ATLAS, from the Hubble Space Telescope. The object is clearly active at 3.8 au preperihelion, showing dust emitted from the hot, Sun-facing side of the nucleus and a weak, radiation-pressure-swept tail awa...

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Main Authors: David Jewitt, Man-To Hui, Max Mutchler, Yoonyoung Kim, Jessica Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Subjects:
Comet nuclei
Comet origins
Comet tails
Comets
Interstellar objects
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adf8d8
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