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Will Comet G3 ATLAS perform at perihelion?

What “may” be the best anticipated comet of 2025 is coming right up. Right now, there’s only one comet with real potential to reach naked eye visibility in 2025: Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS. This comet reaches perihelion at 0.094 Astronomical Units (AU, 8.7 million miles or 14 million kilometers, interior to the orbit of Mercury) from the sun on January 13th, and “may” top -1st magnitude or brighter.

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