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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)

long-period sungrazing comet which disintegrated after perihelion in 2025
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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)

Summary

C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is a non-periodic comet[1]. C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) ranks in the top 9% of non_periodic_comet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet[3].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s instance of is recorded as sungrazing comet[4].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s location of discovery is recorded as ATLAS–CHL observatory[6].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s Commons category is recorded as C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)[7].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 5, 2024[9].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was dissolved in January 18, 2025[10].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.000012925'}[11].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.6'}[12].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+116.85148094'}[13].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+160000'}[14].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+600000'}[15].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.093490365'}[16].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s epoch is recorded as June 16, 2024[17].
  • C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)'s time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460688.94359'}[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include non-periodic comet[3], sungrazing comet[4], and former entity[5].

Why It Matters

C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) ranks in the top 9% of non_periodic_comet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month).[2] C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

former entity

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . skyatnightmagazine.com. Retrieved . skyatnightmagazine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved . economictimes.indiatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . skyandtelescope.org. Retrieved . skyandtelescope.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . skyandtelescope.org. Retrieved . skyandtelescope.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . independent.co.uk. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 17d ago · Astronautgalore · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2025-01-18T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+160000'}, {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+600000'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+1.000012925'}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P61]]: [[Q17002475]], Add discoverer (ATLAS survey; per en.wikipedia)"
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