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Deutsch: 3I/ATLAS (auch C/2025 N1) / Español: 3I/ATLAS (también C/2025 N1) / Português: 3I/ATLAS (também C/2025 N1) / Français: 3I/ATLAS (également C/2025 N1) / Italiano: 3I/ATLAS (anche C/2025 N1)
3I/ATLAS (also C/2025 N1) in the space context refers to a recently discovered celestial object that has been confirmed as the third interstellar object observed passing through our Solar System. Its designation "3I/" signifies its status as the third "interstellar" object, following 1I/ʻOumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019). The "ATLAS" part of its name indicates that it was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, a robotic astronomical survey. The "C/2025 N1" designation is its formal cometary designation, indicating it is a non-periodic comet discovered in the first half of July 2025.
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