Moscow residents will have the opportunity to observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in the morning sky after October 30. The object will be visible above the southeast horizon from 5 to 7 a.m., the Moscow Observatory reported.
“After October 30 and until November 17, comet 3I/ATLAS can be observed from Moscow in the morning sky above the southeastern horizon,” the planetarium's press service clarified to . On the night of October 29, the comet will pass by the Sun at a minimum distance – 1.36 astronomical units. This is the third interstellar object known to scientists after asteroid Oumuamua and comet Borisov.
Previously, a new interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was discovered in the Solar System. According to scientists, this object could be a comet with a diameter of up to 20 km. This object became only the third interstellar object in the entire recorded history of observations in our planetary system.
Experts explained to RT that such objects are of particular value to the scientific community because they help study material from other star systems. According to preliminary estimates, 3I/ATLAS poses no threat to Earth and will be studied by astronomers as it passes through the Solar System.
