blue/UV observations 1color evolution 1cometary activity 1comet spectroscopy 1interstellar objects 1spectrophotometric time series 1
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astro-ph.EP2026
University of Hawaii 88-inch Telescope Observations of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Spectrophotometric Blue-Sensitive Spectral Time Series Spanning Two Months from Discovery
W. B. Hoogendam, D. Kuesters, B. J. Shappee +22
The paper presents blue‑sensitive spectrophotometric observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS over two months, reporting its early UV spectrum, variable spectral slopes, com…
astro-ph.EP2025
Spatial Profiles of 3I/ATLAS CN and Ni Outgassing from Keck/KCWI Integral Field Spectroscopy
W. B. Hoogendam, B. J. Shappee, J. J. Wray +11
Cometary activity from interstellar objects provides a unique window into the environs of other stellar systems. We report blue-sensitive integral field unit spectroscopy of the in…
astro-ph.EP2025
Discovery and Preliminary Characterization of a Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS
Darryl Z. Seligman, Marco Micheli, Davide Farnocchia +44
We report initial observations aimed at the characterization of a third interstellar object. This object, 3I/ATLAS or C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), was discovered on 2025 July 1 UT and has an…